Copenhagen vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Copenhagen Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2555
$1482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5866
$3425
🏠 One person rent
$1447
$740
🏘️ Family rent
$2513
$1278
🍽️ Food expenses
$713
$494
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4784
$745
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
94
41
😀 Quality of life
97
61
🏙️ Population
667K
938K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 72% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 805th and 4050th ($2555 vs $1482) 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 1.9 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 5th and 5741st 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
$21.1
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$108
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14.3
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$9.09
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$7.32
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$5.12
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1680
$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1193
$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2988
$1562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.8
$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.82%
9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11390
$2845
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7705
$2196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.71
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$102
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.4
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.33
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.26
$4.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.75
$3.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.55
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.5
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.8
$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$6.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$2.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.12
$4.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.83
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.03
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.2
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.1
$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.93
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.59
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.1
$61.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$20.3
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$68.4
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$38
$9.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$111
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$130
$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$815
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12710
$5834

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Cities near Copenhagen

Distance City Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi Frederiksberg
$2533
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Gentofte
$2334
23 km or 14 mi Horsholm
$2195
28 km or 17 mi Landskrona
$1423
30 km or 19 mi Malmo
$1793
31 km or 19 mi Roskilde
$2151
33 km or 21 mi Hillerod
$2220
40 km or 25 mi Lund
$1567
40 km or 25 mi Staffanstorp
$1568
40 km or 25 mi Helsingor
$2053
42 km or 26 mi Helsingborg
$1504
51 km or 32 mi Trelleborg
$1583
66 km or 41 mi Angelholm
$1478
71 km or 44 mi Naestved
$2073
92 km or 57 mi Hassleholm
$1447
104 km or 65 mi Kristianstad
$1399
111 km or 69 mi Halmstad
$1358
141 km or 88 mi Odense
$1893
141 km or 88 mi Svendborg
$1792
154 km or 96 mi Ljungby
$1429
156 km or 97 mi Aarhus
$2135
156 km or 97 mi Stralsund
$1584
159 km or 99 mi Varberg
$1441
171 km or 106 mi Horsens
$1731
177 km or 110 mi Fredericia
$1650
179 km or 111 mi Rostock
$1477
179 km or 111 mi Randers
$1638
185 km or 115 mi Greifswald
$1621
190 km or 118 mi Varnamo
$1483
190 km or 118 mi Vejle
$1840
193 km or 120 mi Vaxjo
$1464
196 km or 122 mi Sonderborg
$1570
196 km or 122 mi Kolding
$1654
196 km or 122 mi Silkeborg
$1852
199 km or 124 mi Karlskrona
$1411
199 km or 124 mi Haderslev
$1637
211 km or 131 mi Wismar
$1415
211 km or 131 mi Gustrow
$1475
215 km or 133 mi Viborg
$1723
216 km or 134 mi Kiel
$1557

Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1314
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$874
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1152
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1102
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1285
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$964
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1024
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1092
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1201
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1650
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2128
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1274
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2774
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1163
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1673
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1352
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1575
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$523
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$523
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1619
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1522
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$539
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$545
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1322
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$535
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$539
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1319
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3795
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1232
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1090
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1158
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$857
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$886
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$814