Cost of living comparison

Estonia

compared to

Jamaica

Kingston vs. Tallinn Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 3.6% more expensive than Tallinn.

Restaurants: pay 33.1% less in Kingston
Groceries: pay 2.0 times more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 11.5% more in Kingston
Housing: pay 1.8% less in Kingston
Childcare: pay 33.2% less in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 9.3% less in Kingston
Clothing: pay 48.5% less in Kingston

The cost of groceries and transportation in Kingston are more expensive than in Tallinn. Expenses including clothing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, and housing are lower in Kingston. Notably, groceries is significantly more expensive in Kingston.

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Kingston vs. Tallinn Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Kingston instead of Tallinn, you would:

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pay 33.1% less for restaurants

	Tallinn	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$16.80 €14.95	$13.53 JMD2,154.48	-19.4%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$11.76 €10.46	$8.18 JMD1,302.71	-30.4%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.20 €1.96	$1.17 JMD186.64	-46.8%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.25 €2.00	$0.72 JMD114.13	-68.1%
Average			-33.1%

Tallinn vs. Kingston - Cost of restaurants

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pay 2.0 times more for groceries

	Tallinn	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$1.43 €1.27	$3.75 JMD597.75	+162.4%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$5.67 €5.05	$5.70 JMD907.58	+0.5%
Milk (1 gallon)	$4.18 €3.72	$15.66 JMD2,493.06	+274.6%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.26 €2.91	$3.54 JMD563.17	+8.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.15 €3.69	$2.86 JMD454.54	-31.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.92	$2.74 JMD436.40	+165.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.65 €0.57	$1.76 JMD280.67	+173.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.21 €1.07	$3.33 JMD530.74	+176.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.31 €1.17	$1.38 JMD219.34	+4.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.34 €0.31	$1.47 JMD234.10	+326.9%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.36 €0.32	$1.20 JMD191.12	+236.2%
Average			+101.5%

Tallinn vs. Kingston - Cost of groceries

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pay 11.5% more for transportation

	Tallinn	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.40 €6.59	$5.42 JMD862.54	-26.8%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.59 €29.90	$37.77 JMD6,012.49	+12.4%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$27,993.39 €24,915.12	$44,062.55 JMD7M	+57.4%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$15.56 €13.85	$26.37 JMD4,198.72	+69.5%
Average			+11.5%

Tallinn vs. Kingston - Cost of transportation

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pay 1.8% less for housing

	Tallinn	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$32.50 €28.93	$52.78 JMD8,402.27	+62.4%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$806.58 €717.89	$960.80 JMD153K	+19.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$579.28 €515.58	$569.14 JMD90,604.94	-1.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$259.88 €231.30	$128.52 JMD20,460.16	-50.5%
Average			-1.8%

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pay 33.2% less for childcare

	Tallinn	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$661.76 €588.99	$361.00 JMD57,469.28	-45.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$10,068.29 €8,961.14	$8,238.45 JMD1M	-18.2%
Average			-33.2%

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pay 9.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Tallinn	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$6.72 €5.98	$2.20 JMD350.73	-67.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.36 €3.88	$5.31 JMD845.51	+21.8%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$6.94 €6.18	$9.44 JMD1,503.12	+36.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$48.62 €43.27	$61.69 JMD9,820.41	+26.9%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.44 €11.96	$13.22 JMD2,104.37	-1.6%
Average			-9.3%

Tallinn vs. Kingston - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 48.5% less for clothing

	Tallinn	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$102.46 €91.19	$23.60 JMD3,757.81	-77.0%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$51.18 €45.55	$31.47 JMD5,010.41	-38.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$119.10 €106.00	$77.63 JMD12,359.01	-34.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$134.83 €120.01	$102.81 JMD16,367.34	-23.7%
Average			-48.5%

Tallinn vs. Kingston - Cost of clothing

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