Amsterdam vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Amsterdam	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2859	$1325
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6482	$3635
🏠 One person rent	$1887	$605
🏘️ Family rent	$3118	$1602
🍽️ Food expenses	$599	$499
🚐 Transport expenses	$216	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4389	$765
😷 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 116% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 252nd and 4282nd ($2859 vs $1325) 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 25th and 5962nd 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	$20	$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.7	$75.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14.3	$7.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.72	$3.17
☕ Cappuccino	$4.45	$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.44	$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1928	$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1599	$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3529	$2261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2619	$1187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$172	$96.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$267	$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$49.6	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.24%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10663	$1937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7824	$1690
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.81	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.7	$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.28	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$4.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.22	$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.01	$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$8.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.04	$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.98	$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.41	$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.62	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.16	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.66	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.8	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$42.3	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$28.8	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$99.1	$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2462	$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13828	$2136

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Cities near Amsterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Purmerend	$2064
18 km or 11 mi	Haarlem	$2373
21 km or 13 mi	IJmuiden	$2170
22 km or 14 mi	Almere	$2076
25 km or 16 mi	Zandvoort	$2246
26 km or 16 mi	Hilversum	$2180
26 km or 16 mi	Huizen	$2072
35 km or 22 mi	Langedijk	$2088
36 km or 22 mi	Utrecht	$2184
38 km or 23 mi	Leiden	$2228
38 km or 24 mi	Oegstgeest	$2039
40 km or 25 mi	Zeist	$2375
42 km or 26 mi	Lelystad	$1412
48 km or 30 mi	Leidschendam	$2053
49 km or 30 mi	Harderwijk	$1916
52 km or 32 mi	The Hague	$2094
53 km or 33 mi	Scheveningen	$2010
55 km or 34 mi	Delft	$1991
57 km or 36 mi	Dronten	$1821
59 km or 36 mi	Rotterdam	$2219
60 km or 37 mi	Veenendaal	$1916
61 km or 38 mi	Ridderkerk	$2034
64 km or 40 mi	Sliedrecht	$1987
64 km or 40 mi	Ede	$1782
65 km or 40 mi	Elburg	$1897
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$1968
67 km or 42 mi	Zaltbommel	$1985
70 km or 43 mi	Wageningen	$1831
72 km or 45 mi	Kampen	$1891
75 km or 47 mi	Apeldoorn	$2027
76 km or 47 mi	Texel	$1994
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1953
82 km or 51 mi	Arnhem	$1661
83 km or 51 mi	Zwolle	$1841
83 km or 52 mi	Zwartewaterland	$1886
86 km or 54 mi	Deventer	$2006
89 km or 55 mi	Nijmegen	$1827
89 km or 55 mi	Sneek	$1845
89 km or 55 mi	Breda	$1750
91 km or 57 mi	Tilburg	$1865

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$783
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1046
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$849
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$821
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$978
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2117
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1558
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1280
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1824
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$513
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$514
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1525
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1405
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$516
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$527
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$536
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$549
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$524
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$529
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1260
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3644
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$520
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$513
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1103
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$625
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$727
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$728