Cost of living comparison

Seychelles

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Jamaica

Kingston vs. Victoria Cost of Living Summary

Kingston is 1.3% cheaper than Victoria.

Restaurants: pay 38.1% less in Kingston
Groceries: pay 32.2% more in Kingston
Transportation: pay 16.6% more in Kingston
Housing: pay 14.4% less in Kingston
Childcare: pay 54.0% more in Kingston
Entertainment and Sports: pay 6.3% less in Kingston
Clothing: pay 8.3% less in Kingston

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

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Kingston vs. Victoria Cost Breakdown

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

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pay 38.1% less for restaurants

	Victoria	Kingston
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$18.02 SCR252.68	$13.53 JMD2,154.48	-24.9%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$12.63 SCR177.21	$8.18 JMD1,302.71	-35.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.32 SCR32.48	$1.17 JMD186.64	-49.4%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.66 SCR37.29	$0.72 JMD114.13	-73.0%
Average			-38.1%

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pay 32.2% more for groceries

	Victoria	Kingston
Bread 1 loaf	$1.74 SCR24.47	$3.75 JMD597.75	+115.2%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$15.56 SCR218.25	$5.70 JMD907.58	-63.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.27 SCR102.03	$15.66 JMD2,493.06	+115.3%
Eggs 1 dozen	$3.80 SCR53.37	$3.54 JMD563.17	-7.0%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.82 SCR39.54	$2.86 JMD454.54	+1.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.02 SCR14.33	$2.74 JMD436.40	+168.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$1.25 SCR17.57	$1.76 JMD280.67	+40.7%
Oranges (1 lb)	$1.09 SCR15.28	$3.33 JMD530.74	+206.0%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$2.85 SCR39.95	$1.38 JMD219.34	-51.6%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.88 SCR12.38	$1.47 JMD234.10	+66.6%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.83 SCR11.59	$1.20 JMD191.12	+45.2%
Average			+32.2%

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pay 16.6% more for transportation

	Victoria	Kingston
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.12 SCR85.81	$5.42 JMD862.54	-11.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$33.37 SCR468.01	$37.77 JMD6,012.49	+13.2%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$26,759.63 SCR375K	$44,062.55 JMD7M	+64.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	??	$26.37 JMD4,198.72
Average			+16.6%

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pay 14.4% less for housing

	Victoria	Kingston
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$138.63 SCR1,944.40	$52.78 JMD8,402.27	-61.9%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$954.78 SCR13,391.30	$960.80 JMD153K	+0.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$804.72 SCR11,286.52	$569.14 JMD90,604.94	-29.3%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$106.13 SCR1,488.59	$128.52 JMD20,460.16	+21.1%
Average			-14.4%

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pay 54.0% more for childcare

	Victoria	Kingston
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$144.13 SCR2,021.47	$361.00 JMD57,469.28	+150.5%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$8,698.34 SCR122K	$8,238.45 JMD1M	-5.3%
Average			+54.0%

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pay 6.3% less for entertainment and sports

	Victoria	Kingston
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$4.01 SCR56.30	$2.20 JMD350.73	-45.1%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.00 SCR56.12	$5.31 JMD845.51	+32.7%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$24.19 SCR339.29	$9.44 JMD1,503.12	-61.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$78.21 SCR1,096.97	$61.69 JMD9,820.41	-21.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.21 SCR101.07	$13.22 JMD2,104.37	+83.4%
Average			-6.3%

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pay 8.3% less for clothing

	Victoria	Kingston
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$37.23 SCR522.21	$23.60 JMD3,757.81	-36.6%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$24.74 SCR347.02	$31.47 JMD5,010.41	+27.2%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$90.08 SCR1,263.42	$77.63 JMD12,359.01	-13.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$100.89 SCR1,415.03	$102.81 JMD16,367.34	+1.9%
Average			-8.3%

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