Amsterdam vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Amsterdam	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3118	$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7329	$3138
🏠 One person rent	$2031	$654
🏘️ Family rent	$3485	$1106
🍽️ Food expenses	$654	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$260	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4702	$504
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	40
😀 Quality of life	96	57
🏙️ Population	921K	580K

The cost of living in Amsterdam is 129% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 143rd and 4339th ($3118 vs $1364) 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 0.4 months in Kingston. Amsterdam ranked 1st best city to live in the Netherlands vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 31st and 6173rd 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	$21.3	$9.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$103	$84.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.4	$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.2	$2.35
☕ Cappuccino	$4.94	$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.76	$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2130	$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1705	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3833	$1427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2970	$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$191	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$292	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51	$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.81%	9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10418	$2802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7591	$2172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.92	$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$113	$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$33.2	$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.31	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$4.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.47	$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.6	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1	$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.85	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.23	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$2.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.2	$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.84	$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.62	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.96	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.3	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$44.2	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.4	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$103	$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$124	$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2892	$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19920	$4783

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2178
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2252
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2230
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$1846
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2568
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2256
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2235
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2718
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2222
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2134
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2414
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1514
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2392
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$2111
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2581
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2374
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$2228
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$2011
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2615
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1829
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2329
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$2262
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1860
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$2082
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2706
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$2302
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$2318
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$2070
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2154
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$2187
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2263
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1986
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1992
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$2058
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2107
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$2164
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$2100
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$2087
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$2238

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713