Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 51.8% more expensive than Yerevan.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Yerevan, you would:
pay 3.2% more for restaurants
Yerevan
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.08
AMD3,891.26
|
$6.40
JMD998.26
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$7.75
AMD2,993.27
|
$7.68
JMD1,197.92
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.02
AMD392.18
|
$1.24
JMD192.74
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.60
AMD231.64
|
$0.77
JMD120.56
|
|
pay 2.6 times more for groceries
Yerevan
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.77
AMD296.30
|
$3.26
JMD508.76
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$4.11
AMD1,588.25
|
$7.03
JMD1,097.35
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.82
AMD2,248.62
|
$16.07
JMD2,508.02
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.29
AMD883.50
|
$4.39
JMD685.66
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.27
AMD1,263.82
|
$3.25
JMD507.50
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.52
AMD202.22
|
$2.39
JMD372.39
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.81
AMD314.00
|
$1.41
JMD220.79
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.77
AMD299.08
|
$1.86
JMD290.47
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.89
AMD344.71
|
$1.22
JMD190.79
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116.54
|
$1.13
JMD176.81
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.30
AMD116.10
|
$1.01
JMD157.48
|
|
pay 3.1 times more for transportation
Yerevan
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.13
AMD1,979.84
|
$5.09
JMD794.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$10.34
AMD3,991.03
|
$38.38
JMD5,989.58
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,015.91
AMD11,973,095.80
|
$43,822.25
JMD6,838,104.27
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.29
AMD1,656.28
|
$26.55
JMD4,142.79
|
|
pay 26.8% more for housing
Yerevan
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$22.14
AMD8,546.99
|
$48.43
JMD7,557.41
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$967.29
AMD373,402.59
|
$731.08
JMD114,078.28
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$640.24
AMD247,151.59
|
$447.17
JMD69,777.61
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$88.86
AMD34,304.52
|
$127.20
JMD19,847.83
|
|
pay 45.0% less for childcare
Yerevan
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$308.47
AMD119,080.25
|
$259.63
JMD40,512.86
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$8,316.23
AMD3,210,321.05
|
$2,149.53
JMD335,416.50
|
|
pay 57.9% more for entertainment and sports
Yerevan
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.07
AMD798.21
|
$2.24
JMD349.39
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.49
AMD1,348.06
|
$3.89
JMD606.49
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$2.58
AMD997.76
|
$8.96
JMD1,397.57
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$83.09
AMD32,076.86
|
$72.56
JMD11,322.80
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.75
AMD2,993.27
|
$10.56
JMD1,647.13
|
|
pay 49.9% less for clothing
Yerevan
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$93.13
AMD35,952.04
|
$35.99
JMD5,615.23
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$61.89
AMD23,892.05
|
$29.19
JMD4,554.58
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$132.82
AMD51,273.15
|
$71.74
JMD11,194.81
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$118.67
AMD45,810.11
|
$72.20
JMD11,266.12
|
|
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