Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 32.2% more expensive than Sofia.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Sofia, you would:
pay 23.4% less for restaurants
Sofia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$11.17
BGN20.25
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.70
BGN12.15
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
BGN2.54
|
$1.07
JMD166.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.01
BGN1.82
|
$0.73
JMD113.99
|
|
pay 88.4% more for groceries
Sofia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.05
BGN1.91
|
$2.98
JMD465.73
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
BGN10.37
|
$6.84
JMD1,070.41
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.86
BGN12.43
|
$13.78
JMD2,155.67
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.35
BGN6.08
|
$3.37
JMD526.98
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.69
BGN6.70
|
$3.01
JMD471.00
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.66
BGN1.19
|
$2.21
JMD346.48
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
BGN1.46
|
$1.30
JMD203.34
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.72
BGN1.30
|
$1.71
JMD267.92
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.07
BGN1.94
|
$1.16
JMD181.67
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.44
BGN0.80
|
$0.97
JMD152.31
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.42
BGN0.76
|
$0.94
JMD146.54
|
|
pay 98.5% more for transportation
Sofia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.32
BGN11.46
|
$5.12
JMD801.93
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$27.93
BGN50.63
|
$36.42
JMD5,699.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$25,137.87
BGN45,571.33
|
$39,733.24
JMD6,217,513.17
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.71
BGN12.16
|
$28.48
JMD4,455.88
|
|
pay 73.4% more for housing
Sofia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.34
BGN24.18
|
$44.25
JMD6,923.95
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$480.63
BGN871.31
|
$698.87
JMD109,360.37
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$371.15
BGN672.84
|
$385.02
JMD60,249.00
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$102.16
BGN185.20
|
$115.17
JMD18,022.66
|
|
pay 55.5% less for childcare
Sofia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$461.15
BGN835.99
|
$286.65
JMD44,854.92
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,362.58
BGN15,160.16
|
$2,240.51
JMD350,598.66
|
|
pay 65.2% more for entertainment and sports
Sofia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.23
BGN4.05
|
$2.15
JMD336.78
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.23
BGN4.04
|
$3.65
JMD571.71
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.35
BGN6.08
|
$9.27
JMD1,450.75
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.02
BGN58.05
|
$54.58
JMD8,541.31
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.38
BGN15.19
|
$9.93
JMD1,554.38
|
|
pay 21.3% less for clothing
Sofia
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$68.77
BGN124.67
|
$38.31
JMD5,995.46
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.99
BGN61.62
|
$32.17
JMD5,033.22
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$81.13
BGN147.08
|
$67.46
JMD10,556.82
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$89.14
BGN161.60
|
$72.43
JMD11,334.01
|
|
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