Cologne vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$1325
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$3635
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$1602
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$765
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
92
41
😀 Quality of life
97
54
🏙️ Population
1.08M
580K

The cost of living in Cologne is 40% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 2308th and 4282nd ($1851 vs $1325) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 1st in Germany and Jamaica, respectively. Check Germany vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 16th and 5962nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Kingston

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Cologne Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14
$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$75.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$7.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$3.17
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$2261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$1187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$96.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$1937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$1690
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$4.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$2136

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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