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Kingston vs. Roseau Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 16.2% more expensive than Roseau.

Restaurants: pay 24.3% less in Kingston
Groceries: pay 25.8% more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 2.1% less in Kingston
Housing: pay 84.0% more in Kingston
Childcare: pay 23.4% more in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 34.0% more in Kingston
Clothing: pay 27.7% less in Kingston

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

Kingston vs. Roseau Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 24.3% less for restaurants

	Roseau	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$7.40 EC$20.00	$7.50 JMD1,200.74	+1.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.03 EC$19.00	$8.13 JMD1,300.80	+15.6%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.47 EC$6.67	$1.28 JMD205.58	-47.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.22 EC$6.00	$0.75 JMD119.69	-66.3%
Average			-24.3%

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pay 25.8% more for groceries

	Roseau	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$2.10 EC$5.67	$3.66 JMD585.79	+74.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$1.20 EC$3.25	$5.66 JMD906.25	+370.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$12.61 EC$34.07	$15.29 JMD2,447.58	+21.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$5.60 EC$15.13	$3.51 JMD562.35	-37.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$5.09 EC$13.76	$2.84 JMD453.87	-44.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$2.91 EC$7.86	$2.72 JMD435.77	-6.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.07 EC$2.90	$1.39 JMD222.25	+29.3%
Oranges (1 lb)	$2.03 EC$5.49	$1.91 JMD305.55	-6.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.33 EC$6.30	$1.37 JMD219.02	-41.3%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$1.62 EC$4.37	$0.93 JMD149.40	-42.3%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.37 EC$3.71	$0.89 JMD142.80	-35.0%
Average			+25.8%

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pay 2.1% less for transportation

	Roseau	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$5.39 EC$14.58	$4.78 JMD764.43	-11.5%
Monthly public transit pass	$53.13 EC$143.58	$48.93 JMD7,830.93	-7.9%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$35,128.17 EC$94,935.64	$42,823.81 JMD6,854,238.36	+21.9%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$29.23 EC$79.00	$26.10 JMD4,177.58	-10.7%
Average			-2.1%

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pay 84.0% more for housing

	Roseau	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$70.92 EC$191.67	$51.15 JMD8,187.54	-27.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$283.68 EC$766.67	$919.69 JMD147,202.13	+224.2%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$203.51 EC$550.00	$457.93 JMD73,295.32	+125.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$108.58 EC$293.44	$124.70 JMD19,958.42	+14.8%
Average			+84.0%

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pay 23.4% more for childcare

	Roseau	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$129.51 EC$350.00	$229.23 JMD36,689.35	+77.0%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$4,440.25 EC$12,000.00	$3,094.57 JMD495,306.28	-30.3%
Average			+23.4%

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pay 34.0% more for entertainment and sports

	Roseau	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.85 EC$5.00	$2.50 JMD400.25	+35.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.13 EC$11.17	$4.55 JMD729.02	+10.2%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$7.40 EC$20.00	$8.75 JMD1,400.87	+18.3%
Monthly membership at local gym	$46.25 EC$125.00	$68.77 JMD11,006.81	+48.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$8.33 EC$22.50	$13.13 JMD2,101.30	+57.7%
Average			+34.0%

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pay 27.7% less for clothing

	Roseau	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$55.50 EC$150.00	$23.44 JMD3,752.32	-57.8%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.00 EC$100.00	$25.53 JMD4,085.86	-31.0%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$74.00 EC$200.00	$70.85 JMD11,340.35	-4.3%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$92.51 EC$250.00	$76.06 JMD12,174.19	-17.8%
Average			-27.7%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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