Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 30.4% cheaper than Wellington.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Wellington, you would:
pay 52.3% less for restaurants
Wellington
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$13.79
NZ$23.18
|
$6.62
JMD1,035.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.40
NZ$15.80
|
$6.62
JMD1,035.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.59
NZ$4.35
|
$1.07
JMD166.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
NZ$3.91
|
$0.73
JMD113.88
|
|
pay 12.3% more for groceries
Wellington
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.13
NZ$3.57
|
$2.98
JMD465.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.07
NZ$8.52
|
$6.84
JMD1,069.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.36
NZ$12.37
|
$13.78
JMD2,153.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.65
NZ$7.82
|
$3.37
JMD526.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.79
NZ$8.05
|
$3.01
JMD470.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.41
NZ$2.37
|
$2.21
JMD346.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.08
NZ$1.82
|
$1.30
JMD203.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.42
NZ$2.39
|
$1.71
JMD267.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.62
NZ$4.40
|
$1.16
JMD181.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.04
NZ$1.74
|
$0.97
JMD152.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.92
NZ$1.55
|
$0.94
JMD146.40
|
|
pay 5.7% more for transportation
Wellington
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.96
NZ$11.71
|
$5.12
JMD801.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$95.46
NZ$160.45
|
$36.42
JMD5,693.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$27,889.45
NZ$46,876.17
|
$39,733.24
JMD6,211,527.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$16.89
NZ$28.39
|
$28.48
JMD4,451.59
|
|
pay 41.3% less for housing
Wellington
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$57.53
NZ$96.69
|
$44.25
JMD6,917.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,590.25
NZ$2,672.86
|
$698.87
JMD109,255.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,399.68
NZ$2,352.56
|
$385.02
JMD60,190.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$133.18
NZ$223.85
|
$115.17
JMD18,005.31
|
|
pay 73.9% less for childcare
Wellington
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$833.64
NZ$1,401.18
|
$286.65
JMD44,811.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$12,637.85
NZ$21,241.51
|
$2,240.51
JMD350,261.13
|
|
pay 22.3% less for entertainment and sports
Wellington
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.89
NZ$11.59
|
$2.15
JMD336.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
NZ$5.72
|
$3.65
JMD571.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$23.82
NZ$40.03
|
$9.27
JMD1,449.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$41.36
NZ$69.52
|
$54.58
JMD8,533.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.54
NZ$21.07
|
$9.93
JMD1,552.88
|
|
pay 40.8% less for clothing
Wellington
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$78.58
NZ$132.08
|
$38.31
JMD5,989.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$47.12
NZ$79.21
|
$32.17
JMD5,028.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.54
NZ$180.75
|
$67.46
JMD10,546.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$127.08
NZ$213.59
|
$72.43
JMD11,323.10
|
|
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