Kingston vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$2199
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$5330
🏠 One person rent	$664	$1365
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$2421
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$532
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$164
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$3900
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	41	92
😀 Quality of life	54	94
🏙️ Population	580K	548K

The cost of living in Kingston is 37% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 3941st and 1356th ($1378 vs $2199) 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 1.8 months in The Hague. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 5942nd and 42nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs The Hague

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	Kingston	The Hague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.64	$15.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$73.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$2.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$1365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$2609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$2068
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$204
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$41
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$5262
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$3990
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$4.16
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$58.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$2.03
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$1.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$14.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$3.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$99.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$2176
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$10346

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Cities near Kingston

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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1861
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2081
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2359
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2291
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2251
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2049
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2180
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$1944
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1739
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1937
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2001
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1995
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1862
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2432
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1879
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1651
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1357
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2105
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1844
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1421
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1640
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1613
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1958
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1530