Dusseldorf vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1772	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4419	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$985	$664
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$1546
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3209	$763
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	92	41
😀 Quality of life	95	54
🏙️ Population	631K	580K

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 29% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 2469th and 3941st ($1772 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th 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 Dusseldorf compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 27th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Kingston

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	Dusseldorf	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1479	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5584	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.87	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$721	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21276	$2764

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744

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