Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 10.9% more expensive than Riyadh.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Riyadh, you would:
pay 34.8% more for restaurants
Riyadh
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$6.40
JMD998.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.00
SAR30.00
|
$7.68
JMD1,197.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.80
SAR3.02
|
$1.24
JMD192.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.37
SAR1.38
|
$0.77
JMD120.56
|
|
pay 91.2% more for groceries
Riyadh
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.20
SAR4.49
|
$3.26
JMD508.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.02
SAR15.06
|
$7.03
JMD1,097.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.57
SAR24.65
|
$16.07
JMD2,508.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
SAR9.97
|
$4.39
JMD685.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.82
SAR14.31
|
$3.25
JMD507.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.97
SAR3.63
|
$2.39
JMD372.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$1.41
JMD220.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
SAR2.90
|
$1.86
JMD290.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.81
SAR3.04
|
$1.22
JMD190.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.60
SAR2.25
|
$1.13
JMD176.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.67
SAR2.51
|
$1.01
JMD157.48
|
|
pay 63.8% more for transportation
Riyadh
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.29
SAR8.59
|
$5.09
JMD794.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.82
SAR104.34
|
$38.38
JMD5,989.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,995.90
SAR119,986.21
|
$43,822.25
JMD6,838,104.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.80
SAR62.99
|
$26.55
JMD4,142.79
|
|
pay 8.9% less for housing
Riyadh
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$75.45
SAR282.95
|
$48.43
JMD7,557.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,149.81
SAR4,311.83
|
$731.08
JMD114,078.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$771.57
SAR2,893.42
|
$447.17
JMD69,777.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$71.19
SAR266.98
|
$127.20
JMD19,847.83
|
|
pay 57.7% less for childcare
Riyadh
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$398.81
SAR1,495.55
|
$259.63
JMD40,512.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,026.17
SAR41,348.70
|
$2,149.53
JMD335,416.50
|
|
pay 11.3% less for entertainment and sports
Riyadh
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.00
SAR7.50
|
$2.24
JMD349.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.65
SAR17.45
|
$3.89
JMD606.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$7.47
SAR28.00
|
$8.96
JMD1,397.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$107.87
SAR404.53
|
$72.56
JMD11,322.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.33
SAR64.99
|
$10.56
JMD1,647.13
|
|
pay 35.9% less for clothing
Riyadh
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$54.05
SAR202.67
|
$35.99
JMD5,615.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$58.60
SAR219.76
|
$29.19
JMD4,554.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.57
SAR403.41
|
$71.74
JMD11,194.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$98.29
SAR368.58
|
$72.20
JMD11,266.12
|
|
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