Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 97.6% more expensive than Turkey.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Turkey, you would:
pay 30.1% more for restaurants
Turkey
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.24
TRY202.11
|
$6.40
JMD1,001.08
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$6.07
TRY196.80
|
$7.68
JMD1,201.29
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.14
TRY36.80
|
$1.24
JMD193.28
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.42
TRY13.71
|
$0.77
JMD120.90
|
|
pay 3.8 times more for groceries
Turkey
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.69
TRY22.42
|
$3.26
JMD510.20
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.56
TRY115.30
|
$7.03
JMD1,100.44
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.89
TRY93.64
|
$16.07
JMD2,515.09
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.43
TRY46.30
|
$4.39
JMD687.60
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.52
TRY81.82
|
$3.25
JMD508.93
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.43
TRY13.95
|
$2.39
JMD373.44
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.59
TRY19.01
|
$1.41
JMD221.42
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.47
TRY15.29
|
$1.86
JMD291.29
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
TRY11.36
|
$1.22
JMD191.32
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.26
TRY8.53
|
$1.13
JMD177.30
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.17
TRY5.52
|
$1.01
JMD157.92
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for transportation
Turkey
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.52
TRY146.40
|
$5.09
JMD796.46
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$18.83
TRY610.14
|
$38.38
JMD6,006.45
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$41,229.16
TRY1,335,998.10
|
$43,822.25
JMD6,857,366.92
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$6.53
TRY211.65
|
$26.55
JMD4,154.46
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Turkey
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.43
TRY338.04
|
$48.43
JMD7,578.70
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$399.75
TRY12,953.52
|
$731.08
JMD114,399.64
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$359.90
TRY11,662.21
|
$447.17
JMD69,974.17
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$43.40
TRY1,406.22
|
$127.20
JMD19,903.74
|
|
pay 35.0% less for childcare
Turkey
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$278.07
TRY9,010.49
|
$259.63
JMD40,626.98
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$5,884.06
TRY190,668.38
|
$2,149.53
JMD336,361.36
|
|
pay 2.4 times more for entertainment and sports
Turkey
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.38
TRY77.01
|
$2.24
JMD350.38
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.28
TRY73.75
|
$3.89
JMD608.20
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.80
TRY58.31
|
$8.96
JMD1,401.51
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$32.86
TRY1,064.75
|
$72.56
JMD11,354.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.42
TRY143.20
|
$10.56
JMD1,651.77
|
|
pay 13.6% less for clothing
Turkey
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$45.31
TRY1,468.17
|
$35.99
JMD5,631.05
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$37.21
TRY1,205.87
|
$29.19
JMD4,567.41
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.01
TRY2,592.68
|
$71.74
JMD11,226.35
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$73.48
TRY2,380.94
|
$72.20
JMD11,297.85
|
|
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