Cologne vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1744
$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4212
$3571
🏠 One person rent
$947
$664
🏘️ Family rent
$1673
$1546
🍽️ Food expenses
$491
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3148
$763
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
92
41
😀 Quality of life
96
54
🏙️ Population
1.09M
580K

The cost of living in Cologne is 27% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 2551st and 3941st ($1744 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 24th 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 12th and 5942nd 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
$13.1
$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.3
$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.67
$2.52
☕ Cappuccino
$3.64
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$963
$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$743
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1902
$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1332
$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$186
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.4
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6163
$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5539
$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.6
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.1
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.83
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.8
$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.69
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.95
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.1
$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.26
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.22
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.56
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.09
$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.2
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.5
$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.2
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.4
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$94.7
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$773
$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15595
$2764

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Cities near Cologne

Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1578
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1822
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1569
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1559
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1572
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1554
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1586
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1551
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1536
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1576
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1561
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1534
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1577
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1544
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1559
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1529
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1554
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1523
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1518
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1522
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1497
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1542
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1677
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1522
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1580
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1502
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1497
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1517
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1504
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1494
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1499
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1494
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1446
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1503
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1495
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1479
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1490
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1500
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1772

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1197
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$787
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1063
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$870
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1170
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$877
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1000
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1014
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1124
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1415
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2123
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1272
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2763
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1561
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1266
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1561
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1830
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$506
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$507
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1531
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1395
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$508
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$521
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$527
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$542
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1258
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$520
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$521
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1259
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3754
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1211
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$511
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$505
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1101
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1058
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$645
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$715
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$865
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$707