Cologne vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1968
$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4619
$3138
🏠 One person rent
$1091
$654
🏘️ Family rent
$1830
$1106
🍽️ Food expenses
$536
$490
🚐 Transport expenses
$196
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3266
$504
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
91
40
😀 Quality of life
96
57
🏙️ Population
1.09M
580K

The cost of living in Cologne is 44% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 2104th and 4339th ($1968 vs $1364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 1st in Germany and Jamaica, respectively. Check Germany vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 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 23rd and 6173rd 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
$15.4
$9.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.5
$84.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.26
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.38
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1103
$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$870
$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1997
$1427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1478
$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$133
$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$206
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$41.8
$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.8%
9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6855
$2802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5848
$2172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.93
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.6
$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.03
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
$4.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.16
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23.3
$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.25
$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.3
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$2.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.45
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.3
$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.3
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.9
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$98
$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19386
$4783

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1759
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$2037
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1745
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1744
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1741
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1740
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1726
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1750
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1699
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1740
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1711
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1702
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1727
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1736
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1708
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1695
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1770
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1694
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1678
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1716
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1642
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1747
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1957
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1674
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1691
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1654
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1630
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1645
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1650
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1666
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1659
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1608
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1661
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1611
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1674
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1650
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1613
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1662
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1689
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1979

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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