Kingston vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$2219
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$4999
🏠 One person rent
$605
$1371
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$2182
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$539
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$178
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$3835
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
41
94
😀 Quality of life
54
94
🏙️ Population
580K
664K

The cost of living in Kingston is 40% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 4282nd and 1336th ($1325 vs $2219) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th in Jamaica and the Netherlands, respectively. Check Jamaica vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 1.7 months in Rotterdam. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Rotterdam ranked 4th in the Netherlands, while ranked 5962nd and 51st 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
$7.66
$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$68.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$6.41
 Cappuccino
$4.05
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$2.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$1440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$1112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$2175
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$1840
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
3.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$5393
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$3725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$4.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$83.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$22.7
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$2.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$5.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$3.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$3.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$6.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$4.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$1.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$14.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$39.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$21.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$75.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$1741
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$10888

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1165
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$783
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$849
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1143
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$821
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$978
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1018
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1123
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1416
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2117
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2760
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1558
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1280
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1556
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1824
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$513
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$514
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1525
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1405
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$516
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$527
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$536
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1260
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$524
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$529
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1260
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3644
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1103
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1053
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$727
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$878
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$728

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2034
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1991
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2053
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2094
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1987
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2010
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2228
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$2039
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1813
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1750
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1920
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2184
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1951
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2246
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2373
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$1985
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2375
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1865
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2859
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2180
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2170
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1559
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2046
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1953
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$1968
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$2072
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$2076
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$2064
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1916
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1975
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1762
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$1831
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1709
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1782
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1921
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1611
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$2017
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1442
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1592