Frankfurt vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2182
$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5115
$3138
🏠 One person rent
$1245
$654
🏘️ Family rent
$2194
$1106
🍽️ Food expenses
$585
$490
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4614
$504
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
87
40
😀 Quality of life
95
57
🏙️ Population
776K
580K

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 60% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 1510th and 4339th ($2182 vs $1364) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 1st in Germany and Jamaica, respectively. Check Germany vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Frankfurt compared to 0.4 months in Kingston. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 38th and 6173rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Kingston

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Frankfurt Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$9.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79.3
$84.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$14
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.63
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$4.6
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.6
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1285
$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1001
$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2273
$1427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1844
$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$226
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38
$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.91%
9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8398
$2802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5144
$2172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.41
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$66.7
$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.02
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$4.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.6
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22
$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.33
$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.28
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.77
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.02
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.63
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.57
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.5
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.92
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.85
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.39
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.4
$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.1
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$107
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$21.7
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.4
$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$619
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16203
$4783

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Cities near Frankfurt

Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1730
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1841
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1826
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1884
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1806
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1724
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1718
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1861
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1725
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1849
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1774
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1854
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1796
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1791
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1843
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1812
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1844
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1836
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1832
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1640
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1741
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1757
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1693
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1815
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1763
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1713
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1813
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1755
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1801
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1776
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1793
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1810
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1756
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1922
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1810
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1736
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1756
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1775
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1763
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1769

Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1223
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$793
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1164
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$947
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$973
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1072
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1149
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1645
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2126
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1266
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2761
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1165
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1656
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1354
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1574
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1884
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$529
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$528
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1601
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1504
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$544
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$552
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$567
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1300
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$541
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$546
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1300
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3615
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1221
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1097
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1154
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$721
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$855
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$713