Copenhagen vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2387
$1250
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5438
$3250
🏠 One person rent
$1384
$578
🏘️ Family rent
$2466
$1344
🍽️ Food expenses
$626
$458
🚐 Transport expenses
$204
$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3915
$645
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
93
41
😀 Quality of life
96
56
🏙️ Population
644K
580K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 91% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 872nd and 4318th ($2387 vs $1250) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1st in Denmark and Jamaica, respectively. Check Denmark vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.5 months in Kingston. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 9th and 5883rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Copenhagen vs Kingston

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Copenhagen Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.6
$6.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$94.7
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.6
$7.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.1
$2.23
☕ Cappuccino
$6.2
$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$4.03
$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1538
$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1122
$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2867
$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2046
$1081
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.6
$47.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.14%
8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8131
$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5911
$2164
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.49
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$88.8
$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$32.1
$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.02
$4.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.28
$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.02
$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$8.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.38
$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.86
$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.02
$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.7
$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.22
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41
$71.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.8
$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.2
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$26.4
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$118
$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$539
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8976
$2133

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2008
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2011
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$1887
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1276
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1566
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$1766
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$1999
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1480
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1413
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$1652
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1392
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1439
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1375
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$1638
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1330
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1181
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1318
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1972
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1569
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$1880
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1392
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1282
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1541
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1584
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1403
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1581
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1380
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1438
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1657
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1382
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1398
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1426
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1506
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1159
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1599
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1338
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1380
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1519
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1329

Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1062
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$758
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$936
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$698
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1005
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$768
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$674
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1020
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1527
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2555
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1536
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2841
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$2153
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1671
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1176
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1727
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1872
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$492
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$492
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1869
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1784
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$494
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$504
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$514
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1654
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$501
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$506
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1626
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3374
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1507
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1371
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1312
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$714
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$1247
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$712