Cologne vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1990
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4775
$3364
🏠 One person rent
$1083
$712
🏘️ Family rent
$1841
$1211
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$502
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3654
$525
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
92
41
😀 Quality of life
96
57
🏙️ Population
1.09M
938K

The cost of living in Cologne is 36% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 2067th and 4191st ($1990 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th 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 0.4 months in Kingston. Cologne ranked 1st best city to live in Germany vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 15th and 6176th 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
$16.4
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.6
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.78
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$844
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1926
$1458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1474
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$236
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7562
$2882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5093
$2227
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.03
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.3
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.8
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$4.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.03
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.3
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.9
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$6.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.5
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.79
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.37
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.12
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.33
$9.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.13
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.8
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.92
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.1
$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.6
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$97
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$113
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$897
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22470
$5107

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1745
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2007
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1746
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1728
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1743
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1734
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1757
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1740
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1711
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1739
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1722
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1694
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1724
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1731
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1701
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1689
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1759
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1700
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1686
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1708
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1663
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1908
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1663
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1661
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1629
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1640
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1671
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1670
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1665
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1609
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1601
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1668
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1620
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1653
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1676
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1944

Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1289
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$835
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1109
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1077
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1234
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$970
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1018
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1096
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1196
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1647
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2134
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2770
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1165
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1664
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1355
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1579
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$537
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$535
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1616
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1519
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$548
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$550
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$557
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1324
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$549
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$554
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1315
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3759
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1228
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1097
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1157
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$785
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$872
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$769