Kingston vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kingston	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1250	$1886
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3250	$4559
🏠 One person rent	$578	$1128
🏘️ Family rent	$1344	$1946
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$474
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$3734
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	41	93
😀 Quality of life	56	94
🏙️ Population	580K	548K

The cost of living in Kingston is 34% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4318th and 2098th ($1250 vs $1886) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 23rd 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 2 months in The Hague. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs The Hague ranked 2nd in the Netherlands, while ranked 5883rd 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	$6.46	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.62	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$4.57
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$1228
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$870
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1383	$2026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$1596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$147
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$39.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	3.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$4834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2164	$3569
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$4.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$63.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$25.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$2.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.28	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$1.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$7.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$1.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.92	$8.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.5	$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.65	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$23
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.1	$84
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$86.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2133	$8049

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Cities near Kingston

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 The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$1836
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$1850
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$1804
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2000
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2205
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2013
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$1890
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$2135
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2465
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$1873
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2092
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$2545
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2055
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$1894
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1741
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$1832
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$1939
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2001
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$1822
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1854
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1897
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$1647
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$1877
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$1981
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$1958
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$1833
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$1919
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1876
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$1965
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1498
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1841
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$1818
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1501
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$1756
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$1796
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1376
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1650
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1631
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$1909
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1539