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Kingstown vs. Majuro Cost of Living Summary

Kingstown is 6.1% more expensive than Majuro.

Restaurants: pay 5.1% more in Kingstown
Groceries: pay 16.7% less in Kingstown
Transportation: pay 86.0% more in Kingstown
Housing: pay 53.9% less in Kingstown
Childcare: pay 19.8% less in Kingstown
Entertainment and Sports: pay 20.5% less in Kingstown
Clothing: pay 62.5% more in Kingstown

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

Kingstown vs. Majuro Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingstown instead of Majuro, you would:

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pay 5.1% more for restaurants

	Majuro	Kingstown
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$13.75	$7.40 EC$20.00	-46.2%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.50	$11.10 EC$30.00	+5.7%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.83	$2.22 EC$6.00	+21.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$1.50	$2.10 EC$5.67	+39.8%
Average			+5.1%

Majuro vs. Kingstown - Cost of restaurants

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pay 16.7% less for groceries

	Majuro	Kingstown
Bread 1 loaf	$3.40	$2.04 EC$5.50	-40.1%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$14.57	$5.79 EC$15.65	-60.3%
Milk (1 gallon)	$8.52	$12.14 EC$32.81	+42.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.04	$4.60 EC$12.44	+14.1%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.99	$2.19 EC$5.91	-56.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.99	$3.99 EC$10.78	+100.3%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.29	$1.31 EC$3.54	-60.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$3.95	$4.02 EC$10.87	+1.8%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$5.79	$2.39 EC$6.45	-58.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$2.39	$1.78 EC$4.81	-25.5%
Onions (1 lb)	$2.49	$1.47 EC$3.98	-41.0%
Average			-16.7%

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pay 86.0% more for transportation

	Majuro	Kingstown
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.81	$11.87 EC$32.09	+74.3%
Monthly public transit pass	??	$49.95 EC$135.00
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$18,500.00	$37,927.14 EC$102,500.00	+105.0%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.50	$25.90 EC$70.00	+78.6%
Average			+86.0%

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pay 53.9% less for housing

	Majuro	Kingstown
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$76.67	$55.50 EC$150.00	-27.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$766.67	$333.02 EC$900.00	-56.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$833.33	$323.77 EC$875.00	-61.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$191.13	$56.59 EC$152.94	-70.4%
Average			-53.9%

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pay 19.8% less for childcare

	Majuro	Kingstown
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$150.00	$120.26 EC$325.00	-19.8%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,570.00	??
Average			-19.8%

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pay 20.5% less for entertainment and sports

	Majuro	Kingstown
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.50	$1.85 EC$5.00	-58.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.06	$4.07 EC$11.00	+0.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	??	$4.07 EC$11.00
Monthly membership at local gym	$33.33	$32.38 EC$87.50	-2.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	??	$4.63 EC$12.50
Average			-20.5%

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pay 62.5% more for clothing

	Majuro	Kingstown
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$57.50	$64.75 EC$175.00	+12.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$40.00	$61.98 EC$167.50	+54.9%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$35.00	$74.00 EC$200.00	+111.4%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$54.00	$92.51 EC$250.00	+71.3%
Average			+62.5%

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