Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 37.9% more expensive than San Salvador.
If you lived in Kingston instead of San Salvador, you would:
pay 6.7% more for restaurants
San Salvador
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$9.00
SVC78.77
|
$6.62
JMD1,035.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.50
SVC56.89
|
$6.62
JMD1,035.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.25
|
$1.07
JMD166.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.71
SVC6.24
|
$0.73
JMD113.88
|
|
pay 50.2% more for groceries
San Salvador
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.76
SVC15.37
|
$2.98
JMD465.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.97
SVC25.99
|
$6.84
JMD1,069.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.82
SVC59.70
|
$13.78
JMD2,153.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.64
SVC23.08
|
$3.37
JMD526.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.45
SVC21.46
|
$3.01
JMD470.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.44
SVC12.56
|
$2.21
JMD346.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.76
SVC6.62
|
$1.30
JMD203.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.06
SVC9.30
|
$1.71
JMD267.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.09
SVC9.56
|
$1.16
JMD181.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
SVC9.07
|
$0.97
JMD152.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.83
SVC7.29
|
$0.94
JMD146.40
|
|
pay 53.1% more for transportation
San Salvador
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$3.98
SVC34.81
|
$5.12
JMD801.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.74
SVC190.26
|
$36.42
JMD5,693.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$18,000.00
SVC157,536.95
|
$39,733.24
JMD6,211,527.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$29.85
SVC261.29
|
$28.48
JMD4,451.59
|
|
pay 23.8% more for housing
San Salvador
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$45.33
SVC396.76
|
$44.25
JMD6,917.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$672.22
SVC5,883.32
|
$698.87
JMD109,255.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$525.00
SVC4,594.83
|
$385.02
JMD60,190.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$52.28
SVC457.52
|
$115.17
JMD18,005.31
|
|
pay 70.2% more for childcare
San Salvador
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$99.22
SVC868.40
|
$286.65
JMD44,811.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$4,350.00
SVC38,071.43
|
$2,240.51
JMD350,261.13
|
|
pay 81.5% more for entertainment and sports
San Salvador
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.50
SVC13.13
|
$2.15
JMD336.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.46
SVC21.57
|
$3.65
JMD571.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.00
SVC35.01
|
$9.27
JMD1,449.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$29.44
SVC257.70
|
$54.58
JMD8,533.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$5.00
SVC43.76
|
$9.93
JMD1,552.88
|
|
pay 20.5% less for clothing
San Salvador
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$53.50
SVC468.23
|
$38.31
JMD5,989.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.12
SVC359.93
|
$32.17
JMD5,028.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.36
SVC712.10
|
$67.46
JMD10,546.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$85.00
SVC743.92
|
$72.43
JMD11,323.10
|
|
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