Cost of living comparison
If you lived in Kingston instead of Sana'a, you would:
pay (unknown) more for restaurants
Sana'a
|
Kingston
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant | ?? |
$6.62
JMD1,035.25
|
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Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
?? |
$6.62
JMD1,035.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$1.07
JMD166.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) | ?? |
$0.73
JMD113.88
|
pay (unknown) more for groceries
Sana'a
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
?? |
$2.98
JMD465.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) | ?? |
$6.84
JMD1,069.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) | ?? |
$13.78
JMD2,153.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
?? |
$3.37
JMD526.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) | ?? |
$3.01
JMD470.54
|
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Apples (1 lb) | ?? |
$2.21
JMD346.14
|
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Bananas (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.30
JMD203.15
|
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Oranges (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.71
JMD267.66
|
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Tomatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$1.16
JMD181.50
|
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Potatoes (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.97
JMD152.17
|
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Onions (1 lb) | ?? |
$0.94
JMD146.40
|
pay (unknown) more for transportation
Sana'a
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) | ?? |
$5.12
JMD801.15
|
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Monthly public transit pass | ?? |
$36.42
JMD5,693.90
|
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New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) | ?? |
$39,733.24
JMD6,211,527.47
|
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Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) | ?? |
$28.48
JMD4,451.59
|
pay (unknown) more for housing
Sana'a
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
?? |
$44.25
JMD6,917.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area | ?? |
$698.87
JMD109,255.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center | ?? |
$385.02
JMD60,190.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
?? |
$115.17
JMD18,005.31
|
pay (unknown) more for childcare
Sana'a
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly | ?? |
$286.65
JMD44,811.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters | ?? |
$2,240.51
JMD350,261.13
|
pay (unknown) more for entertainment and sports
Sana'a
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) | ?? |
$2.15
JMD336.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area | ?? |
$3.65
JMD571.15
|
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Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
?? |
$9.27
JMD1,449.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym | ?? |
$54.58
JMD8,533.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema | ?? |
$9.93
JMD1,552.88
|
pay (unknown) more for clothing
Sana'a
|
Kingston
|
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---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
?? |
$38.31
JMD5,989.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
?? |
$32.17
JMD5,028.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
?? |
$67.46
JMD10,546.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) | ?? |
$72.43
JMD11,323.10
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