Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 3.0 times more expensive than Tehran.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Tehran, you would:
pay 65.1% more for restaurants
Tehran
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
$6.40
JMD1,001.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.00
IRR168,300
|
$7.68
JMD1,201.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.54
IRR22,788
|
$1.24
JMD193.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.96
IRR40,446
|
$0.77
JMD120.90
|
|
pay 4.2 times more for groceries
Tehran
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
IRR24,324
|
$3.26
JMD510.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$2.03
IRR85,208
|
$7.03
JMD1,100.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.39
IRR100,429
|
$16.07
JMD2,515.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
IRR46,795
|
$4.39
JMD687.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.73
IRR72,704
|
$3.25
JMD508.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.48
IRR20,037
|
$2.39
JMD373.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.69
IRR29,100
|
$1.41
JMD221.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.45
IRR18,768
|
$1.86
JMD291.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.28
IRR11,878
|
$1.22
JMD191.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.24
IRR9,921
|
$1.13
JMD177.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.23
IRR9,720
|
$1.01
JMD157.92
|
|
pay 3.5 times more for transportation
Tehran
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$2.90
IRR122,161
|
$5.09
JMD796.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$15.00
IRR631,125
|
$38.38
JMD6,006.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$80,000.00
IRR3,366,000,000
|
$43,822.25
JMD6,857,366.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$2.90
IRR122,018
|
$26.55
JMD4,154.46
|
|
pay 5.0 times more for housing
Tehran
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$6.62
IRR278,610
|
$48.43
JMD7,578.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$471.62
IRR19,843,480
|
$731.08
JMD114,399.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$303.59
IRR12,773,707
|
$447.17
JMD69,974.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$13.35
IRR561,665
|
$127.20
JMD19,903.74
|
|
pay 60.5% more for childcare
Tehran
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$126.80
IRR5,334,990
|
$259.63
JMD40,626.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$1,850.92
IRR77,877,459
|
$2,149.53
JMD336,361.36
|
|
pay 4.1 times more for entertainment and sports
Tehran
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.75
IRR31,556
|
$2.24
JMD350.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.43
IRR59,991
|
$3.89
JMD608.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.50
IRR105,188
|
$8.96
JMD1,401.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$17.44
IRR733,772
|
$72.56
JMD11,354.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$1.50
IRR63,112
|
$10.56
JMD1,651.77
|
|
pay 8.6% less for clothing
Tehran
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.14
IRR1,394,235
|
$35.99
JMD5,631.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$28.48
IRR1,198,296
|
$29.19
JMD4,567.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$141.42
IRR5,950,376
|
$71.74
JMD11,226.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$69.72
IRR2,933,287
|
$72.20
JMD11,297.85
|
|
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