Cost of living comparison

Saudi Arabia

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Jamaica

Kingston vs. Riyadh Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 10.8% more expensive than Riyadh.

Restaurants: pay 42.9% more in Kingston
Groceries: pay 80.5% more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 50.0% more in Kingston
Housing: pay 16.9% less in Kingston
Childcare: pay 25.5% less in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 2.6% less in Kingston
Clothing: pay 35.2% less in Kingston

The cost of groceries, transportation, and restaurants in Kingston are more expensive than in Riyadh. Expenses including clothing, childcare, housing, and entertainment and sports are lower in Kingston. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Kingston.

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Kingston vs. Riyadh Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingston instead of Riyadh, you would:

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pay 42.9% more for restaurants

	Riyadh	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.99 SAR30.00	$13.53 JMD2,154.48	+69.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.99 SAR30.00	$8.18 JMD1,302.71	+2.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.87 SAR3.28	$1.17 JMD186.64	+34.1%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.31 SAR1.18	$0.72 JMD114.13	+128.7%
Average			+42.9%

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pay 80.5% more for groceries

	Riyadh	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$1.29 SAR4.83	$3.75 JMD597.75	+191.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.27 SAR19.78	$5.70 JMD907.58	+8.2%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.76 SAR25.39	$15.66 JMD2,493.06	+131.5%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.08 SAR11.57	$3.54 JMD563.17	+14.7%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.34 SAR16.27	$2.86 JMD454.54	-34.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.30 SAR4.88	$2.74 JMD436.40	+111.0%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.87 SAR3.28	$1.76 JMD280.67	+101.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.13 SAR4.23	$3.33 JMD530.74	+196.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.80 SAR2.99	$1.38 JMD219.34	+73.1%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.54 SAR2.04	$1.47 JMD234.10	+170.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.59 SAR2.21	$1.20 JMD191.12	+103.7%
Average			+80.5%

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pay 50.0% more for transportation

	Riyadh	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$2.35 SAR8.82	$5.42 JMD862.54	+130.6%
Monthly public transit pass	$37.31 SAR140.01	$37.77 JMD6,012.49	+1.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$34,642.08 SAR130K	$44,062.55 JMD7M	+27.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$18.12 SAR68.00	$26.37 JMD4,198.72	+45.6%
Average			+50.0%

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pay 16.9% less for housing

	Riyadh	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$71.73 SAR269.20	$52.78 JMD8,402.27	-26.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$1,186.87 SAR4,454.14	$960.80 JMD153K	-19.0%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$833.69 SAR3,128.72	$569.14 JMD90,604.94	-31.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$81.86 SAR307.20	$128.52 JMD20,460.16	+57.0%
Average			-16.9%

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pay 25.5% less for childcare

	Riyadh	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$530.73 SAR1,991.76	$361.00 JMD57,469.28	-32.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,105.80 SAR37,925.40	$8,238.45 JMD1M	-18.5%
Average			-25.5%

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pay 2.6% less for entertainment and sports

	Riyadh	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.13 SAR8.00	$2.20 JMD350.73	+3.3%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.28 SAR16.07	$5.31 JMD845.51	+24.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.73 SAR29.00	$9.44 JMD1,503.12	+22.2%
Monthly membership at local gym	$89.94 SAR337.52	$61.69 JMD9,820.41	-31.4%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.32 SAR50.00	$13.22 JMD2,104.37	-0.8%
Average			-2.6%

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pay 35.2% less for clothing

	Riyadh	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$58.30 SAR218.78	$23.60 JMD3,757.81	-59.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$54.26 SAR203.65	$31.47 JMD5,010.41	-42.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$102.59 SAR385.02	$77.63 JMD12,359.01	-24.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$103.93 SAR390.02	$102.81 JMD16,367.34	-1.1%
Average			-35.2%

Riyadh vs. Kingston - Cost of clothing

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