Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 4.9% cheaper than Madrid.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Madrid, you would:
pay 47.6% less for restaurants
Madrid
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.19
€12.25
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.80
€8.17
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.53
€2.35
|
$1.07
JMD166.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.74
€1.61
|
$0.73
JMD114.05
|
|
pay 66.7% more for groceries
Madrid
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.25
€1.16
|
$2.98
JMD465.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.92
€5.50
|
$6.84
JMD1,070.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.90
€3.63
|
$13.78
JMD2,156.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.69
€2.49
|
$3.37
JMD527.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.74
€3.48
|
$3.01
JMD471.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.08
€1.00
|
$2.21
JMD346.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.98
€0.91
|
$1.30
JMD203.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.86
€0.80
|
$1.71
JMD268.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
€0.96
|
$1.16
JMD181.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.67
€0.62
|
$0.97
JMD152.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$0.94
JMD146.61
|
|
pay 20.6% more for transportation
Madrid
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.44
€6.91
|
$5.12
JMD802.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$59.37
€55.13
|
$36.42
JMD5,702.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,693.49
€25,717.56
|
$39,733.24
JMD6,220,640.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$13.63
€12.66
|
$28.48
JMD4,458.13
|
|
pay 16.9% less for housing
Madrid
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$34.19
€31.75
|
$44.25
JMD6,927.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,094.67
€1,016.56
|
$698.87
JMD109,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$816.29
€758.05
|
$385.02
JMD60,279.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$125.07
€116.15
|
$115.17
JMD18,031.73
|
|
pay 61.2% less for childcare
Madrid
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$529.47
€491.69
|
$286.65
JMD44,877.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$9,499.24
€8,821.47
|
$2,240.51
JMD350,775.01
|
|
pay 26.0% more for entertainment and sports
Madrid
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.30
€3.06
|
$2.15
JMD336.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
€2.02
|
$3.65
JMD571.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.61
€5.21
|
$9.27
JMD1,451.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.71
€38.73
|
$54.58
JMD8,545.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.90
€9.19
|
$9.93
JMD1,555.16
|
|
pay 21.7% less for clothing
Madrid
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$67.45
€62.64
|
$38.31
JMD5,998.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.01
€32.51
|
$32.17
JMD5,035.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$76.87
€71.39
|
$67.46
JMD10,562.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$94.21
€87.48
|
$72.43
JMD11,339.71
|
|
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