Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 44.4% more expensive than Mexico.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Mexico, you would:
pay 4.5% less for restaurants
Mexico
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.03
MX$137.73
|
$6.62
$1,033.20
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.54
MX$112.19
|
$6.62
$1,033.20
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.03
MX$17.70
|
$1.07
$166.25
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.77
MX$13.16
|
$0.73
$113.65
|
|
pay 88.1% more for groceries
Mexico
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.99
MX$34.08
|
$2.98
$464.36
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.54
MX$60.72
|
$6.84
$1,067.26
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.85
MX$83.27
|
$13.78
$2,149.32
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.03
MX$34.75
|
$3.37
$525.43
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.00
MX$51.46
|
$3.01
$469.61
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.21
MX$20.70
|
$2.21
$345.46
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
MX$9.49
|
$1.30
$202.74
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
MX$10.22
|
$1.71
$267.13
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$11.03
|
$1.16
$181.14
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.68
MX$11.67
|
$0.97
$151.86
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.64
MX$11.01
|
$0.94
$146.11
|
|
pay 85.0% more for transportation
Mexico
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
MX$79.63
|
$5.12
$799.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.68
MX$354.93
|
$36.42
$5,682.60
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,674.04
MX$320,448.36
|
$39,733.24
$6,199,199.16
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.82
MX$202.92
|
$28.48
$4,442.76
|
|
pay 73.1% more for housing
Mexico
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$30.39
MX$521.58
|
$44.25
$6,903.56
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$421.91
MX$7,240.09
|
$698.87
$109,038.25
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.43
MX$4,966.60
|
$385.02
$60,071.53
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$46.38
MX$795.90
|
$115.17
$17,969.57
|
|
pay 1.2% less for childcare
Mexico
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$204.47
MX$3,508.72
|
$286.65
$44,722.79
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,904.22
MX$66,996.86
|
$2,240.51
$349,565.95
|
|
pay 79.2% more for entertainment and sports
Mexico
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.08
MX$35.63
|
$2.15
$335.79
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.65
MX$45.50
|
$3.65
$570.02
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.58
MX$61.38
|
$9.27
$1,446.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$34.48
MX$591.63
|
$54.58
$8,516.15
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.19
MX$71.92
|
$9.93
$1,549.80
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
Mexico
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$44.78
MX$768.44
|
$38.31
$5,977.80
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$34.80
MX$597.14
|
$32.17
$5,018.40
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.99
MX$1,406.91
|
$67.46
$10,525.72
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$70.46
MX$1,209.04
|
$72.43
$11,300.62
|
|
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