Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 7.4% more expensive than Spain.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Spain, you would:
pay 40.8% less for restaurants
Spain
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$12.45
€11.47
|
$6.62
$1,014.38
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$8.47
€7.80
|
$6.62
$1,014.38
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.99
€1.84
|
$1.07
$163.22
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.40
€1.29
|
$0.73
$111.58
|
|
pay 88.2% more for groceries
Spain
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.16
€1.07
|
$2.98
$455.90
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.73
€5.28
|
$6.84
$1,047.81
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.55
€3.27
|
$13.78
$2,110.16
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.35
€2.17
|
$3.37
$515.86
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.11
€2.86
|
$3.01
$461.05
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
€0.81
|
$2.21
$339.16
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.83
€0.76
|
$1.30
$199.05
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
€0.68
|
$1.71
$262.26
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.91
€0.84
|
$1.16
$177.84
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.63
€0.58
|
$0.97
$149.10
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.65
€0.60
|
$0.94
$143.44
|
|
pay 33.2% more for transportation
Spain
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.67
€6.15
|
$5.12
$785.00
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$39.84
€36.69
|
$36.42
$5,579.06
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,357.72
€22,432.25
|
$39,733.24
$6,086,250.42
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$14.14
€13.02
|
$28.48
$4,361.81
|
|
pay 3.9% less for housing
Spain
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$40.62
€37.41
|
$44.25
$6,777.78
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$697.48
€642.34
|
$698.87
$107,051.58
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$570.67
€525.56
|
$385.02
$58,977.03
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$106.79
€98.35
|
$115.17
$17,642.17
|
|
pay 42.9% less for childcare
Spain
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$342.46
€315.39
|
$286.65
$43,907.95
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,368.05
€6,785.60
|
$2,240.51
$343,196.90
|
|
pay 37.9% more for entertainment and sports
Spain
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.66
€2.45
|
$2.15
$329.67
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.85
€1.70
|
$3.65
$559.64
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$5.55
€5.11
|
$9.27
$1,420.13
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$43.33
€39.90
|
$54.58
$8,360.99
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.42
€7.75
|
$9.93
$1,521.56
|
|
pay 20.1% less for clothing
Spain
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$73.58
€67.76
|
$38.31
$5,868.88
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.02
€30.41
|
$32.17
$4,926.96
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$74.35
€68.47
|
$67.46
$10,333.95
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$91.35
€84.13
|
$72.43
$11,094.73
|
|
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