Copenhagen vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Copenhagen	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2333	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5412	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$1326	$664
🏘️ Family rent	$2372	$1546
🍽️ Food expenses	$629	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4139	$763
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	93	41
😀 Quality of life	97	54
🏙️ Population	644K	580K

The cost of living in Copenhagen is 69% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 1085th and 3941st ($2333 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Denmark and Jamaica, respectively. Check Denmark vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Copenhagen compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Copenhagen ranked 1st best city to live in Denmark vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 10th and 5942nd 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	$18.8	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$102	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.26	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.68	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1534	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1083	$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2847	$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1988	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.8	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.22%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7935	$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5513	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.39	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$100	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.02	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.3	$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.94	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.65	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.02	$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.04	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.6	$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.3	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$62.8	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$38.6	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$115	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$120	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$530	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14686	$2764

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Copenhagen

Distance	City	Cost of living
2 km or 1.3 mi	Frederiksberg	$2364
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Gentofte	$2134
23 km or 14 mi	Horsholm	$1952
28 km or 17 mi	Landskrona	$1140
30 km or 19 mi	Malmo	$1585
31 km or 19 mi	Roskilde	$1722
33 km or 21 mi	Hillerod	$1983
40 km or 25 mi	Lund	$1474
40 km or 25 mi	Staffanstorp	$1447
40 km or 25 mi	Helsingor	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Helsingborg	$1297
51 km or 32 mi	Trelleborg	$1426
66 km or 41 mi	Angelholm	$1310
71 km or 44 mi	Naestved	$1799
92 km or 57 mi	Hassleholm	$1298
104 km or 65 mi	Kristianstad	$1218
111 km or 69 mi	Halmstad	$1208
141 km or 88 mi	Odense	$1816
141 km or 88 mi	Svendborg	$1607
154 km or 96 mi	Ljungby	$1333
156 km or 97 mi	Aarhus	$1828
156 km or 97 mi	Stralsund	$1401
159 km or 99 mi	Varberg	$1284
171 km or 106 mi	Horsens	$1585
177 km or 110 mi	Fredericia	$1506
179 km or 111 mi	Rostock	$1336
179 km or 111 mi	Randers	$1505
185 km or 115 mi	Greifswald	$1396
190 km or 118 mi	Varnamo	$1424
190 km or 118 mi	Vejle	$1637
193 km or 120 mi	Vaxjo	$1331
196 km or 122 mi	Sonderborg	$1416
196 km or 122 mi	Kolding	$1315
196 km or 122 mi	Silkeborg	$1680
199 km or 124 mi	Karlskrona	$1280
199 km or 124 mi	Haderslev	$1442
211 km or 131 mi	Wismar	$1307
211 km or 131 mi	Gustrow	$1347
215 km or 133 mi	Viborg	$1508
216 km or 134 mi	Kiel	$1452

Cities near Kingston

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