Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 2.1 times more expensive than Vietnam.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Vietnam, you would:
pay 2.1 times more for restaurants
Vietnam
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$1.96
₫49,885
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.77
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.91
₫124,795
|
$6.62
JMD1,036.77
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.59
₫15,092
|
$1.07
JMD166.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.38
₫9,770
|
$0.73
JMD114.05
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for groceries
Vietnam
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.11
₫28,098
|
$2.98
JMD465.96
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.92
₫175,932
|
$6.84
JMD1,070.95
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
₫138,762
|
$13.78
JMD2,156.75
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.62
₫41,099
|
$3.37
JMD527.25
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.78
₫45,280
|
$3.01
JMD471.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.40
₫35,523
|
$2.21
JMD346.65
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.52
₫13,227
|
$1.30
JMD203.45
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.78
₫19,753
|
$1.71
JMD268.06
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.49
₫12,563
|
$1.16
JMD181.76
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.55
₫14,092
|
$0.97
JMD152.39
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.54
₫13,704
|
$0.94
JMD146.61
|
|
pay 2.9 times more for transportation
Vietnam
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.05
₫102,959
|
$5.12
JMD802.33
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$8.00
₫203,250
|
$36.42
JMD5,702.25
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$40,523.11
₫1,029,943,428
|
$39,733.24
JMD6,220,640.57
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.93
₫150,839
|
$28.48
JMD4,458.13
|
|
pay 2.7 times more for housing
Vietnam
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$10.02
₫254,603
|
$44.25
JMD6,927.44
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$364.76
₫9,270,917
|
$698.87
JMD109,415.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$221.46
₫5,628,623
|
$385.02
JMD60,279.30
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$41.86
₫1,063,849
|
$115.17
JMD18,031.73
|
|
pay 25.8% less for childcare
Vietnam
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$226.70
₫5,761,966
|
$286.65
JMD44,877.48
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,132.35
₫257,525,912
|
$2,240.51
JMD350,775.01
|
|
pay 3.2 times more for entertainment and sports
Vietnam
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$0.94
₫23,791
|
$2.15
JMD336.95
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$1.86
₫47,320
|
$3.65
JMD571.99
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$1.29
₫32,737
|
$9.27
JMD1,451.48
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$24.96
₫634,479
|
$54.58
JMD8,545.60
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$3.86
₫98,091
|
$9.93
JMD1,555.16
|
|
pay 8.5% less for clothing
Vietnam
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$33.66
₫855,563
|
$38.31
JMD5,998.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$29.49
₫749,539
|
$32.17
JMD5,035.76
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$90.06
₫2,288,919
|
$67.46
JMD10,562.13
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$106.00
₫2,694,072
|
$72.43
JMD11,339.71
|
|
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