Kingston vs The Hague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kingston	The Hague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1482	$2491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3425	$6085
🏠 One person rent	$740	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$1278	$2619
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$634
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$214
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$745	$4456
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	41	92
😀 Quality of life	61	96
🏙️ Population	938K	548K

The cost of living in Kingston is 41% less expensive than in The Hague. Cities ranked 4050th and 901st ($1482 vs $2491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 8th 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 1.8 months in The Hague. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs The Hague ranked 1st in the Netherlands, while ranked 5741st and 10th 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	$10.2	$21.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$92.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$15.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$6.97
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$4.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$4.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$1507
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$2710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$933	$2213
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$50.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.42%	3.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2845	$6520
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2196	$4705
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$4.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.9	$106
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$2.47
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.17	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.73	$2.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$2.5
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$4.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$4.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$6.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$1.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.42	$14.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$8.18
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$2.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.5	$44.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.3	$37.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.32	$26.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$98.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.3	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$2623
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5834	$12462

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$874
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1152
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$964
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1024
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2128
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1163
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1673
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1352
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$523
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$523
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1619
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1522
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$539
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$545
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$559
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$535
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$539
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1319
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3795
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$530
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$522
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1090
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$688
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$857
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$814

Cities near The Hague

Distance	City	Cost of living
4 km or 2.5 mi	Scheveningen	$2310
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Leidschendam	$2365
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Delft	$2424
14 km or 8.5 mi	Oegstgeest	$2307
14 km or 9 mi	Leiden	$2389
21 km or 13 mi	Rotterdam	$2659
31 km or 19 mi	Ridderkerk	$2336
35 km or 22 mi	Zandvoort	$1865
40 km or 25 mi	Haarlem	$2755
43 km or 27 mi	Sliedrecht	$2234
46 km or 29 mi	IJmuiden	$2354
52 km or 32 mi	Amsterdam	$3165
55 km or 34 mi	Utrecht	$2608
61 km or 38 mi	Hilversum	$2564
61 km or 38 mi	Etten-Leur	$1970
62 km or 38 mi	Roosendaal	$2087
63 km or 39 mi	Zeist	$2407
64 km or 40 mi	Purmerend	$2185
64 km or 40 mi	Breda	$2112
65 km or 40 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$2143
68 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$2296
70 km or 43 mi	Almere	$2399
70 km or 44 mi	Zaltbommel	$2304
71 km or 44 mi	Goes	$2460
75 km or 47 mi	Langedijk	$2283
77 km or 48 mi	Tilburg	$2247
80 km or 49 mi	Tiel	$2662
81 km or 50 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$2272
81 km or 50 mi	Middelburg	$2111
82 km or 51 mi	Hoogstraten	$1740
85 km or 53 mi	Veenendaal	$1805
92 km or 57 mi	Ede	$2053
93 km or 58 mi	Lelystad	$1477
93 km or 58 mi	Wageningen	$2341
93 km or 58 mi	Harderwijk	$2148
95 km or 59 mi	Turnhout	$1739
97 km or 60 mi	Antwerp	$1834
98 km or 61 mi	Beveren	$1829
101 km or 62 mi	Uden	$2353
102 km or 63 mi	Mortsel	$1688