Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 8.7% cheaper than Montevideo.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Montevideo, you would:
pay 46.1% less for restaurants
Montevideo
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$14.21
UYU542.34
|
$6.62
JMD1,035.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.33
UYU394.43
|
$6.62
JMD1,035.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.89
UYU72.31
|
$1.07
JMD166.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.50
UYU57.08
|
$0.73
JMD113.88
|
|
pay 59.6% more for groceries
Montevideo
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.54
UYU97.15
|
$2.98
JMD465.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.81
UYU221.98
|
$6.84
JMD1,069.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.25
UYU162.28
|
$13.78
JMD2,153.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.63
UYU138.50
|
$3.37
JMD526.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.39
UYU167.71
|
$3.01
JMD470.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.86
UYU32.67
|
$2.21
JMD346.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.11
UYU42.29
|
$1.30
JMD203.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.56
UYU21.37
|
$1.71
JMD267.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.25
UYU47.59
|
$1.16
JMD181.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.72
UYU27.47
|
$0.97
JMD152.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.74
UYU28.44
|
$0.94
JMD146.40
|
|
pay 2.4% less for transportation
Montevideo
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.51
UYU286.65
|
$5.12
JMD801.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$46.50
UYU1,774.92
|
$36.42
JMD5,693.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,329.05
UYU1,577,710.33
|
$39,733.24
JMD6,211,527.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.24
UYU734.62
|
$28.48
JMD4,451.59
|
|
pay 1.6% more for housing
Montevideo
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.79
UYU1,557.27
|
$44.25
JMD6,917.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$599.74
UYU22,894.73
|
$698.87
JMD109,255.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$495.10
UYU18,900.30
|
$385.02
JMD60,190.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$111.42
UYU4,253.31
|
$115.17
JMD18,005.31
|
|
pay 43.8% less for childcare
Montevideo
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$353.02
UYU13,476.28
|
$286.65
JMD44,811.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,177.69
UYU274,003.91
|
$2,240.51
JMD350,261.13
|
|
pay 13.6% more for entertainment and sports
Montevideo
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.10
UYU118.33
|
$2.15
JMD336.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.91
UYU149.11
|
$3.65
JMD571.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.78
UYU182.42
|
$9.27
JMD1,449.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$50.84
UYU1,940.76
|
$54.58
JMD8,533.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.56
UYU364.85
|
$9.93
JMD1,552.88
|
|
pay 43.1% less for clothing
Montevideo
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$101.50
UYU3,874.63
|
$38.31
JMD5,989.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$46.37
UYU1,769.99
|
$32.17
JMD5,028.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$119.79
UYU4,572.99
|
$67.46
JMD10,546.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.62
UYU4,299.26
|
$72.43
JMD11,323.10
|
|
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