Cost of Living Comparison

  1. Cost of Living
  2. Jamaica
  3. Kingston
  4. United Kingdom
  5. Comparison
JMD
COMPARED TO
GBP

United Kingdom is 3.0 times more expensive than Kingston.

If you lived in United Kingdom instead of Kingston, you would:
local_dining

pay 2.1 times more for restaurants

  Kingston help_outline United Kingdom help_outline  
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant $4.77
$607.49
$16.50
£12.75
+245.9%
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
 $6.29
$800.99
$7.16
£5.53
+13.8%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) $0.82
$104.62
$1.70
£1.32
+107.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) $0.64
$82.12
$1.23
£0.95
+90.4%
Average +114.3%
Kingston vs. United Kingdom - Cost of restaurants
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local_grocery_store

pay 14.4% less for groceries

  Kingston help_outline United Kingdom help_outline  
Bread
1 loaf
 $1.90
$242.04
$1.29
£0.99
-32.3%
Local cheese (8 oz) $5.36
$682.51
$3.53
£2.73
-34.1%
Milk (1 gallon) $9.46
$1,204.70
$4.37
£3.37
-53.9%
Eggs
1 dozen
 $2.43
$308.91
$2.45
£1.89
+0.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) $1.74
$222.04
$3.31
£2.56
+90.1%
Apples (1 lb) $3.00
$382.07
$1.05
£0.81
-65.1%
Bananas (1 lb) $0.87
$110.63
$0.66
£0.51
-23.6%
Oranges (1 lb) $1.26
$160.57
$0.95
£0.73
-24.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb) $0.70
$89.03
$1.03
£0.79
+47.1%
Potatoes (1 lb) $0.89
$113.33
$0.71
£0.55
-20.7%
Onions (1 lb) $1.00
$127.08
$0.58
£0.45
-41.6%
Average -14.4%
Kingston vs. United Kingdom - Cost of groceries
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drive_eta

pay 38.6% more for transportation

  Kingston help_outline United Kingdom help_outline  
Gasoline (1 gallon) $4.09
$520.38
$6.24
£4.82
+52.6%
Monthly public transit pass $35.34
$4,499.96
$90.78
£70.13
+156.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) $28,272.71
$3,599,964.38
$24,437.61
£18,880.98
-13.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) $28.63
$3,644.96
$16.77
£12.96
-41.4%
Average +38.6%
Kingston vs. United Kingdom - Cost of transportation
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home

pay 2.2 times more for housing

  Kingston help_outline United Kingdom help_outline  
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
 $36.71
$4,674.78
$40.34
£31.17
+9.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area $509.10
$64,823.71
$980.41
£757.48
+92.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center $274.57
$34,961.19
$798.08
£616.61
+190.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
 $57.75
$7,352.94
$155.53
£120.16
+169.3%
Average +115.6%
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child_care

pay 11.7 times more for childcare

  Kingston help_outline United Kingdom help_outline  
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly $275.66
$35,099.65
$1,156.61
£893.62
+319.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters $830.51
$105,748.95
$15,884.71
£12,272.84
+1812.6%
Average +1066.1%
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gamepad

pay 42.4% more for entertainment and sports

  Kingston help_outline United Kingdom help_outline  
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) $2.05
$261.00
$4.49
£3.47
+119.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area $2.92
$371.25
$3.49
£2.70
+19.8%
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
 $8.48
$1,079.99
$13.58
£10.49
+60.2%
Monthly membership at local gym $51.94
$6,613.09
$42.89
£33.14
-17.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema $9.54
$1,214.99
$12.43
£9.61
+30.3%
Average +42.4%
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store

pay 57.8% more for clothing

  Kingston help_outline United Kingdom help_outline  
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
 $32.69
$4,162.46
$73.87
£57.07
+126.0%
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
 $23.86
$3,037.47
$37.88
£29.27
+58.8%
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
 $53.72
$6,839.93
$79.02
£61.05
+47.1%
Men's business shoes (leather) $79.71
$10,149.90
$78.98
£61.02
-0.9%
Average +57.8%
Kingston vs. United Kingdom - Cost of clothing
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