Kingston vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1378
$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3571
$5397
🏠 One person rent
$664
$1479
🏘️ Family rent
$1546
$2435
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$569
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$763
$3493
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
5 km
🎓 Higher education
41
94
😀 Quality of life
54
93
🏙️ Population
580K
664K

The cost of living in Kingston is 42% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 3941st and 1038th ($1378 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd 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 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 5942nd and 68th 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
$7.64
$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.29
$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$6.3
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$816
$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1923
$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.4%
4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2836
$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.08
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.6
$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.87
$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.6
$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$10730

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KingstonRotterdam

Cost of living

$349

$907

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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

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Ridderkerk
$2062
13 km or 8 mi Delft
$1861
19 km or 12 mi Leidschendam
$2042
21 km or 13 mi The Hague
$2199
23 km or 14 mi Sliedrecht
$1969
25 km or 16 mi Scheveningen
$2049
26 km or 16 mi Leiden
$2081
27 km or 17 mi Oegstgeest
$1934
41 km or 25 mi Etten-Leur
$1805
43 km or 27 mi Breda
$1739
43 km or 27 mi Roosendaal
$1890
47 km or 29 mi Utrecht
$2251
49 km or 30 mi Bergen op Zoom
$1917
50 km or 31 mi Zandvoort
$2090
52 km or 32 mi Haarlem
$2291
54 km or 34 mi Zaltbommel
$2026
55 km or 34 mi Zeist
$2180
56 km or 35 mi Tilburg
$1862
59 km or 36 mi Amsterdam
$2791
59 km or 37 mi Hilversum
$2049
60 km or 38 mi IJmuiden
$2085
61 km or 38 mi Hoogstraten
$1492
62 km or 39 mi Goes
$2001
63 km or 39 mi 's-Hertogenbosch
$1975
66 km or 41 mi Tiel
$2432
67 km or 42 mi Huizen
$1957
72 km or 45 mi Almere
$1937
73 km or 45 mi Purmerend
$1944
74 km or 46 mi Veenendaal
$1631
74 km or 46 mi Turnhout
$1421
76 km or 47 mi Middelburg
$1879
79 km or 49 mi Antwerp
$1640
81 km or 51 mi Wageningen
$2105
82 km or 51 mi Beveren
$1613
82 km or 51 mi Ede
$1651
83 km or 52 mi Uden
$1958
84 km or 52 mi Mortsel
$1530
85 km or 53 mi Veldhoven
$1917
87 km or 54 mi Herentals
$1318
88 km or 54 mi Sint-Niklaas
$1514