Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 78.8% more expensive than Monrovia.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Monrovia, you would:
pay 38.9% less for restaurants
Monrovia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$6.40
JMD998.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.00
LRD1,935.00
|
$7.68
JMD1,197.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.70
LRD328.95
|
$1.24
JMD192.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$0.77
JMD120.56
|
|
pay 18.3% more for groceries
Monrovia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.56
LRD302.17
|
$3.26
JMD508.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.91
LRD1,142.69
|
$7.03
JMD1,097.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.71
LRD1,105.15
|
$16.07
JMD2,508.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.93
LRD761.42
|
$4.39
JMD685.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.09
LRD791.35
|
$3.25
JMD507.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.95
LRD184.52
|
$2.39
JMD372.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$3.33
LRD644.08
|
$1.41
JMD220.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$4.27
LRD826.53
|
$1.86
JMD290.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$4.18
LRD808.91
|
$1.22
JMD190.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.03
LRD199.28
|
$1.13
JMD176.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$4.00
LRD774.00
|
$1.01
JMD157.48
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for transportation
Monrovia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
LRD815.63
|
$5.09
JMD794.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$38.38
JMD5,989.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$5,069.87
LRD981,020.29
|
$43,822.25
JMD6,838,104.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.69
LRD2,455.89
|
$26.55
JMD4,142.79
|
|
pay 79.9% more for housing
Monrovia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$93.25
LRD18,043.86
|
$48.43
JMD7,557.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$666.67
LRD128,999.98
|
$731.08
JMD114,078.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$90.00
LRD17,415.00
|
$447.17
JMD69,777.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$208.46
LRD40,336.44
|
$127.20
JMD19,847.83
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for childcare
Monrovia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$74.33
LRD14,382.99
|
$259.63
JMD40,512.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,500.00
LRD290,249.95
|
$2,149.53
JMD335,416.50
|
|
pay 19.3% more for entertainment and sports
Monrovia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.50
LRD483.75
|
$2.24
JMD349.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.12
LRD604.69
|
$3.89
JMD606.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.00
LRD967.50
|
$8.96
JMD1,397.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.25
LRD14,754.37
|
$72.56
JMD11,322.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.75
LRD1,886.58
|
$10.56
JMD1,647.13
|
|
pay 28.6% more for clothing
Monrovia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$18.41
LRD3,562.80
|
$35.99
JMD5,615.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.75
LRD6,530.62
|
$29.19
JMD4,554.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$56.25
LRD10,884.37
|
$71.74
JMD11,194.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$68.75
LRD13,303.12
|
$72.20
JMD11,266.12
|
|
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