Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 35.3% cheaper than Saint Helier.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Saint Helier, you would:
pay 54.7% less for restaurants
Saint Helier
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$37.84
£30.21
|
$6.40
JMD1,001.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.83
£7.05
|
$7.68
JMD1,201.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.84
£2.27
|
$1.24
JMD193.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.29
£1.83
|
$0.77
JMD120.90
|
|
pay 21.8% more for groceries
Saint Helier
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.03
£1.62
|
$3.26
JMD510.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.49
£4.38
|
$7.03
JMD1,100.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.51
£6.00
|
$16.07
JMD2,515.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.04
£4.03
|
$4.39
JMD687.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.39
£4.31
|
$3.25
JMD508.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.95
£1.56
|
$2.39
JMD373.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.86
£0.69
|
$1.41
JMD221.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.80
£1.44
|
$1.86
JMD291.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.43
£1.14
|
$1.22
JMD191.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
£0.87
|
$1.13
JMD177.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
£0.74
|
$1.01
JMD157.92
|
|
pay 15.2% less for transportation
Saint Helier
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.04
£5.62
|
$5.09
JMD796.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$65.58
£52.37
|
$38.38
JMD6,006.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,458.39
£24,320.02
|
$43,822.25
JMD6,857,366.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$41.21
£32.91
|
$26.55
JMD4,154.46
|
|
pay 35.3% less for housing
Saint Helier
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.32
£51.36
|
$48.43
JMD7,578.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,860.29
£1,485.38
|
$731.08
JMD114,399.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,686.88
£1,346.92
|
$447.17
JMD69,974.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$108.19
£86.39
|
$127.20
JMD19,903.74
|
|
pay 87.8% less for childcare
Saint Helier
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,002.18
£1,598.68
|
$259.63
JMD40,626.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$18,733.28
£14,957.90
|
$2,149.53
JMD336,361.36
|
|
pay 31.5% less for entertainment and sports
Saint Helier
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.94
£5.54
|
$2.24
JMD350.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.76
£3.80
|
$3.89
JMD608.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$12.93
£10.32
|
$8.96
JMD1,401.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$76.30
£60.93
|
$72.56
JMD11,354.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$16.40
£13.09
|
$10.56
JMD1,651.77
|
|
pay 44.3% less for clothing
Saint Helier
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$94.59
£75.53
|
$35.99
JMD5,631.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$54.23
£43.30
|
$29.19
JMD4,567.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$99.32
£79.30
|
$71.74
JMD11,226.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.97
£98.19
|
$72.20
JMD11,297.85
|
|
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