Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 57.4% more expensive than Poland.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Poland, you would:
pay 11.7% less for restaurants
Poland
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.88
PLN27.74
|
$6.62
JMD1,035.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.95
PLN23.97
|
$6.62
JMD1,035.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.30
PLN5.23
|
$1.07
JMD166.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$0.73
JMD113.88
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for groceries
Poland
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.94
PLN3.78
|
$2.98
JMD465.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.34
PLN13.47
|
$6.84
JMD1,069.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.82
PLN11.35
|
$13.78
JMD2,153.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.49
PLN10.02
|
$3.37
JMD526.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.20
PLN8.85
|
$3.01
JMD470.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.38
PLN1.54
|
$2.21
JMD346.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.55
PLN2.21
|
$1.30
JMD203.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.63
PLN2.53
|
$1.71
JMD267.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.15
PLN4.63
|
$1.16
JMD181.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.29
PLN1.19
|
$0.97
JMD152.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.37
PLN1.50
|
$0.94
JMD146.40
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Poland
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.68
PLN22.91
|
$5.12
JMD801.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$23.91
PLN96.38
|
$36.42
JMD5,693.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$19,787.24
PLN79,760.37
|
$39,733.24
JMD6,211,527.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.31
PLN25.45
|
$28.48
JMD4,451.59
|
|
pay 64.9% more for housing
Poland
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$12.94
PLN52.16
|
$44.25
JMD6,917.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.05
PLN1,935.03
|
$698.87
JMD109,255.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$406.85
PLN1,639.96
|
$385.02
JMD60,190.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$148.56
PLN598.82
|
$115.17
JMD18,005.31
|
|
pay 12.2% less for childcare
Poland
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$228.50
PLN921.08
|
$286.65
JMD44,811.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,467.72
PLN18,008.91
|
$2,240.51
JMD350,261.13
|
|
pay 68.2% more for entertainment and sports
Poland
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.34
PLN9.42
|
$2.15
JMD336.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
PLN9.87
|
$3.65
JMD571.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.13
PLN16.65
|
$9.27
JMD1,449.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$27.45
PLN110.65
|
$54.58
JMD8,533.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.63
PLN22.68
|
$9.93
JMD1,552.88
|
|
pay 9.2% less for clothing
Poland
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$64.65
PLN260.60
|
$38.31
JMD5,989.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.33
PLN122.26
|
$32.17
JMD5,028.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$66.37
PLN267.55
|
$67.46
JMD10,546.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.24
PLN303.27
|
$72.43
JMD11,323.10
|
|
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