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Kingston vs. Kuwait City Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 35.3% more expensive than Kuwait City.

Restaurants: pay 52.0% more in Kingston
Groceries: pay 94.4% more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 93.9% more in Kingston
Housing: pay 44.1% more in Kingston
Childcare: pay 41.8% less in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.3% more in Kingston
Clothing: pay 21.7% less in Kingston

The cost of groceries, transportation, restaurants, housing, and entertainment and sports in Kingston are more expensive than in Kuwait City. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Kingston. Notably, groceries and transportation are significantly more expensive in Kingston.

Kingston vs. Kuwait City Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingston instead of Kuwait City, you would:

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pay 52.0% more for restaurants

	Kuwait City	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$11.45 KWD3.510	$7.50 JMD1,197.76	-34.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$9.48 KWD2.910	$8.13 JMD1,297.57	-14.3%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.56 KWD0.170	$1.28 JMD205.07	+128.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.33 KWD0.100	$0.75 JMD119.39	+128.7%
Average			+52.0%

Kuwait City vs. Kingston - Cost of restaurants

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pay 94.4% more for groceries

	Kuwait City	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$1.32 KWD0.410	$3.66 JMD584.33	+177.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$2.68 KWD0.820	$5.66 JMD904.00	+111.0%
Milk (1 gallon)	$5.98 KWD1.840	$15.29 JMD2,441.49	+155.7%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.95 KWD0.600	$3.51 JMD560.95	+79.9%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$3.21 KWD0.980	$2.84 JMD452.74	-11.6%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.06 KWD0.320	$2.72 JMD434.68	+157.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.88 KWD0.270	$1.39 JMD221.70	+57.5%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.77 KWD0.240	$1.91 JMD304.79	+149.1%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.78 KWD0.240	$1.37 JMD218.47	+75.7%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.60 KWD0.180	$0.93 JMD149.03	+55.1%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.68 KWD0.210	$0.89 JMD142.44	+31.5%
Average			+94.4%

Kuwait City vs. Kingston - Cost of groceries

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pay 93.9% more for transportation

	Kuwait City	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$1.35 KWD0.420	$4.78 JMD762.53	+253.3%
Monthly public transit pass	$44.15 KWD13.550	$48.93 JMD7,811.45	+10.8%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,257.11 KWD6,525.510	$42,823.81 JMD6,837,189.04	+101.5%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$23.71 KWD7.280	$26.10 JMD4,167.19	+10.1%
Average			+93.9%

Kuwait City vs. Kingston - Cost of transportation

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pay 44.1% more for housing

	Kuwait City	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$29.07 KWD8.920	$51.15 JMD8,167.17	+76.0%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$923.87 KWD283.610	$919.69 JMD146,835.98	-0.5%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$704.38 KWD216.230	$457.93 JMD73,113.01	-35.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$52.86 KWD16.230	$124.70 JMD19,908.78	+135.9%
Average			+44.1%

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pay 41.8% less for childcare

	Kuwait City	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$306.59 KWD94.120	$229.23 JMD36,598.09	-25.2%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$7,442.33 KWD2,284.650	$3,094.57 JMD494,074.24	-58.4%
Average			-41.8%

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pay 26.3% more for entertainment and sports

	Kuwait City	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$3.27 KWD1.000	$2.50 JMD399.25	-23.5%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$5.74 KWD1.760	$4.55 JMD727.21	-20.6%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$2.94 KWD0.900	$8.75 JMD1,397.38	+197.4%
Monthly membership at local gym	$108.17 KWD33.210	$68.77 JMD10,979.43	-36.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$11.45 KWD3.510	$13.13 JMD2,096.07	+14.7%
Average			+26.3%

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pay 21.7% less for clothing

	Kuwait City	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$39.65 KWD12.170	$23.44 JMD3,742.99	-40.9%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$38.70 KWD11.880	$25.53 JMD4,075.70	-34.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$85.03 KWD26.100	$70.85 JMD11,312.14	-16.7%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$72.67 KWD22.310	$76.06 JMD12,143.91	+4.7%
Average			-21.7%

Kuwait City vs. Kingston - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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