Cost of living comparison
If you lived in London instead of Kingston, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Kingston
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London
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$25.22
£18.86
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$10.09
£7.55
|
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Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.54
£1.90
|
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Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$2.08
£1.56
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pay (unknown) more for groceries
Kingston
|
London
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Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$1.96
£1.46
|
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Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$4.74
£3.54
|
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Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$6.34
£4.74
|
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Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.99
£2.99
|
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Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$4.28
£3.20
|
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.47
£1.10
|
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Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.75
£0.56
|
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.48
£1.11
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.76
£1.31
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.73
£0.54
|
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.67
£0.50
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pay (unknown) more for transportation
Kingston
|
London
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Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$7.20
£5.38
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$252.24
£188.65
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$34,406.00
£25,731.80
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$25.33
£18.94
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pay (unknown) more for housing
Kingston
|
London
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Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$39.12
£29.26
|
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1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$2,697.16
£2,017.17
|
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1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$2,027.26
£1,516.16
|
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Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$284.51
£212.78
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Kingston
|
London
|
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Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$2,321.07
£1,735.90
|
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Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$25,293.41
£18,916.61
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Kingston
|
London
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Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$8.20
£6.13
|
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Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$4.56
£3.41
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$18.92
£14.15
|
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Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$58.95
£44.09
|
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Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$18.92
£14.15
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pay (unknown) more for clothing
Kingston
|
London
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$103.07
£77.08
|
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Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$49.65
£37.14
|
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Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$112.31
£84.00
|
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Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$123.32
£92.23
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