Amsterdam vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Amsterdam	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2791	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6603	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$1828	$664
🏘️ Family rent	$3238	$1546
🍽️ Food expenses	$586	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$226	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4145	$763
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	41
😀 Quality of life	95	54
🏙️ Population	921K	580K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 103% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 331st and 3941st ($2791 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in the Netherlands and Jamaica, respectively. Check the Netherlands vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Amsterdam compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 29th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amsterdam vs Kingston

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	Amsterdam	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$93.8	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.9	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.3	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.22	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.13	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1920	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1536	$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3785	$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2716	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$264	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.6	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9911	$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7140	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.59	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.9	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.2	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.11	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.31	$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.89	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.65	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.64	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.5	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13	$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.93	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.67	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.02	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.25	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$59.3	$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.7	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.9	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.7	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2405	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18104	$2764

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$1944
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2291
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$1937
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$1957
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$1995
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2251
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2081
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2180
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1357
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2199
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1861
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1760
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1651
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1829
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2105
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1823
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$1893
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1941
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1613
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1764
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1813
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$1851
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1999
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1890
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1739
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1862

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707