Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 36.5% more expensive than Kingston.
If you lived in San Jose instead of Kingston, you would:
pay 73.2% more for restaurants
Kingston
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.62
JMD1,035.25
|
$10.09
CRC5,064.79
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.62
JMD1,035.25
|
$9.20
CRC4,618.60
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.07
JMD166.58
|
$1.83
CRC916.57
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
JMD113.88
|
$1.68
CRC840.77
|
|
pay 18.9% less for groceries
Kingston
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.98
JMD465.28
|
$2.05
CRC1,028.84
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.84
JMD1,069.38
|
$3.67
CRC1,842.00
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$13.78
JMD2,153.60
|
$7.11
CRC3,569.25
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.37
JMD526.47
|
$3.18
CRC1,595.68
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.01
JMD470.54
|
$3.84
CRC1,925.62
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.21
JMD346.14
|
$2.21
CRC1,110.74
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.30
JMD203.15
|
$0.53
CRC266.78
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.71
JMD267.66
|
$0.88
CRC440.68
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.16
JMD181.50
|
$1.08
CRC542.93
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.97
JMD152.17
|
$0.98
CRC491.92
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.94
JMD146.40
|
$1.03
CRC515.45
|
|
pay 13.2% less for transportation
Kingston
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.12
JMD801.15
|
$6.17
CRC3,094.39
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$36.42
JMD5,693.90
|
$35.74
CRC17,935.99
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$39,733.24
JMD6,211,527.47
|
$32,532.30
CRC16,328,379.74
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$28.48
JMD4,451.59
|
$13.32
CRC6,684.23
|
|
pay 9.9% less for housing
Kingston
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$44.25
JMD6,917.29
|
$50.83
CRC25,513.54
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$698.87
JMD109,255.09
|
$686.22
CRC344,421.75
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$385.02
JMD60,190.99
|
$420.20
CRC210,903.41
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$115.17
JMD18,005.31
|
$44.00
CRC22,086.33
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for childcare
Kingston
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$286.65
JMD44,811.73
|
$358.07
CRC179,721.83
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,240.51
JMD350,261.13
|
$8,730.45
CRC4,381,927.13
|
|
pay 10.8% less for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.15
JMD336.46
|
$2.79
CRC1,399.58
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.65
JMD571.15
|
$3.05
CRC1,530.50
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$9.27
JMD1,449.36
|
$4.37
CRC2,192.67
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.58
JMD8,533.09
|
$60.66
CRC30,443.76
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.93
JMD1,552.88
|
$7.44
CRC3,732.20
|
|
pay 78.0% more for clothing
Kingston
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$38.31
JMD5,989.69
|
$85.11
CRC42,719.95
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$32.17
JMD5,028.38
|
$48.81
CRC24,496.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$67.46
JMD10,546.66
|
$122.12
CRC61,294.06
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$72.43
JMD11,323.10
|
$113.99
CRC57,214.23
|
|
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