Kingston vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$2013
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3250
$4464
🏠 One person rent
$578
$1251
🏘️ Family rent
$1344
$1909
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$484
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$3795
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
41
94
😀 Quality of life
56
93
🏙️ Population
580K
592K

The cost of living in Kingston is 38% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4318th and 1756th ($1250 vs $2013) 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 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 1.9 months in Rotterdam. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Rotterdam ranked 3rd in the Netherlands, while ranked 5883rd and 54th 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
$6.46
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$63.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.62
$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$5.49
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$1267
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$1009
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1383
$1849
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$1585
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$231
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$40.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.96%
3.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2310
$5063
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2164
$3486
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$4.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$73.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$21.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$2.07
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.28
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$1.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$2.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$3.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$7.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$1.48
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.92
$9.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$4.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$2.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.5
$33.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.65
$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$37.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$20.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.1
$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$1521
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2133
$12166

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1062
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$758
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$936
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$698
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1005
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$768
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$674
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1020
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1527
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2555
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1536
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2841
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$2153
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1671
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1176
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1727
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1872
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$492
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$492
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1869
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1784
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$494
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$504
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$514
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1654
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$501
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$506
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1626
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3374
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1507
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1371
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1312
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$714
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$1247
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$712

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$1890
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1804
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$1850
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$1886
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1873
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$1836
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2205
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2000
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1741
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1822
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1832
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2055
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1854
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2135
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2465
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1877
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$1939
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1833
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2545
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$1894
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2092
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1498
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$1981
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1876
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1919
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1897
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1647
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2001
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1841
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1376
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1965
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1650
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1756
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1631
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1818
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1909
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1539
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1971
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1413
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1413