Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 12.6% more expensive than Riga.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Riga, you would:
pay 27.1% less for restaurants
Riga
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.91
€11.05
|
$6.40
JMD1,001.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.12
€7.54
|
$7.68
JMD1,201.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.59
€1.47
|
$1.24
JMD193.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.17
€1.09
|
$0.77
JMD120.90
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for groceries
Riga
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.45
€1.35
|
$3.26
JMD510.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.46
€5.07
|
$7.03
JMD1,100.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.69
€4.35
|
$16.07
JMD2,515.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.74
€2.54
|
$4.39
JMD687.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.16
€2.93
|
$3.25
JMD508.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.68
€0.63
|
$2.39
JMD373.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.82
€0.76
|
$1.41
JMD221.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.02
€0.94
|
$1.86
JMD291.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.44
€1.34
|
$1.22
JMD191.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.38
€0.35
|
$1.13
JMD177.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
€0.44
|
$1.01
JMD157.92
|
|
pay 47.3% more for transportation
Riga
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
€6.37
|
$5.09
JMD796.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$32.49
€30.14
|
$38.38
JMD6,006.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,803.93
€24,867.35
|
$43,822.25
JMD6,857,366.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$11.37
€10.55
|
$26.55
JMD4,154.46
|
|
pay 50.8% more for housing
Riga
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$16.37
€15.18
|
$48.43
JMD7,578.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$539.93
€500.92
|
$731.08
JMD114,399.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$363.88
€337.59
|
$447.17
JMD69,974.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$260.18
€241.38
|
$127.20
JMD19,903.74
|
|
pay 65.6% less for childcare
Riga
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$493.19
€457.56
|
$259.63
JMD40,626.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$13,245.77
€12,288.76
|
$2,149.53
JMD336,361.36
|
|
pay 16.5% more for entertainment and sports
Riga
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$4.87
€4.52
|
$2.24
JMD350.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.33
€3.09
|
$3.89
JMD608.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.33
€4.95
|
$8.96
JMD1,401.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$46.87
€43.49
|
$72.56
JMD11,354.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.83
€10.05
|
$10.56
JMD1,651.77
|
|
pay 39.0% less for clothing
Riga
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$85.73
€79.54
|
$35.99
JMD5,631.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.35
€41.15
|
$29.19
JMD4,567.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.66
€85.96
|
$71.74
JMD11,226.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$123.25
€114.35
|
$72.20
JMD11,297.85
|
|
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