Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 46.3% more expensive than St. George's.
If you lived in Kingston instead of St. George's, you would:
pay 22.7% less for restaurants
St. George's
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$6.40
JMD998.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.40
EC$20.00
|
$7.68
JMD1,197.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$1.24
JMD192.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.48
EC$4.00
|
$0.77
JMD120.56
|
|
pay 39.1% more for groceries
St. George's
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.69
EC$4.57
|
$3.26
JMD508.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.32
EC$11.68
|
$7.03
JMD1,097.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$14.71
EC$39.75
|
$16.07
JMD2,508.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.95
EC$10.67
|
$4.39
JMD685.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.60
EC$7.04
|
$3.25
JMD507.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.48
EC$6.70
|
$2.39
JMD372.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.84
EC$2.27
|
$1.41
JMD220.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.79
EC$2.13
|
$1.86
JMD290.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.34
EC$3.63
|
$1.22
JMD190.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.94
EC$2.54
|
$1.13
JMD176.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.86
EC$2.33
|
$1.01
JMD157.48
|
|
pay 2.3% less for transportation
St. George's
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.18
EC$14.01
|
$5.09
JMD794.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$38.38
JMD5,989.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,976.41
EC$67,500.00
|
$43,822.25
JMD6,838,104.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$199.81
EC$540.00
|
$26.55
JMD4,142.79
|
|
pay 15.8% more for housing
St. George's
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$46.87
EC$126.67
|
$48.43
JMD7,557.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$579.70
EC$1,566.67
|
$731.08
JMD114,078.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$289.85
EC$783.33
|
$447.17
JMD69,777.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$159.51
EC$431.09
|
$127.20
JMD19,847.83
|
|
pay 2.8 times more for childcare
St. George's
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$55.50
EC$150.00
|
$259.63
JMD40,512.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$2,331.13
EC$6,300.00
|
$2,149.53
JMD335,416.50
|
|
pay 96.8% more for entertainment and sports
St. George's
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$2.24
JMD349.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.44
EC$12.00
|
$3.89
JMD606.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.85
EC$5.00
|
$8.96
JMD1,397.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$37.00
EC$100.00
|
$72.56
JMD11,322.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.10
EC$30.00
|
$10.56
JMD1,647.13
|
|
pay 17.1% more for clothing
St. George's
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$25.90
EC$70.00
|
$35.99
JMD5,615.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$44.40
EC$120.00
|
$29.19
JMD4,554.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$42.55
EC$115.00
|
$71.74
JMD11,194.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$75.85
EC$205.00
|
$72.20
JMD11,266.12
|
|
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