Kingston vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kingston	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1461	$2637
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3364	$6349
🏠 One person rent	$712	$1608
🏘️ Family rent	$1211	$2828
🍽️ Food expenses	$502	$656
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$525	$4180
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	41	94
😀 Quality of life	57	95
🏙️ Population	938K	664K

The cost of living in Kingston is 45% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4191st and 676th ($1461 vs $2637) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 7th in Jamaica and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Jamaica vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 1.6 months in Rotterdam. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 6176th and 24th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Rotterdam

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	Kingston	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.68	$24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.26	$14.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$7.15
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$4.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$4.04
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$1621
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$1308
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$2889
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$2391
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$183
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$283
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$54.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$5975
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2227	$4252
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$4.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$88.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$33.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$2.34
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.19	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$2.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$5.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$3.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$2.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$4.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$1.02
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$4.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$7.32
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.28	$14.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.89	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$49.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$16.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$95.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$2442
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5107	$13439

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$835
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1109
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$970
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1018
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2134
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1664
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1355
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$537
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$535
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1616
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1519
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$557
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$549
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1315
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3759
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$785
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$769

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2403
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$2389
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2481
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2701
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$2332
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2471
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2348
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$2258
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$2110
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$2206
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$2264
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2669
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2295
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$1907
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2822
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2369
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2457
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$2340
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$3203
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2636
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2383
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1770
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2471
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2337
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2721
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2383
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$2440
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$2223
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1822
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1730
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$2132
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1857
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2360
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1849
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1848
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$2409
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1734
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$2231
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1523
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1727