Kawasaki vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1399
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3286
$3364
🏠 One person rent
$674
$712
🏘️ Family rent
$1059
$1211
🍽️ Food expenses
$421
$502
🚐 Transport expenses
$200
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2341
$525
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
99
41
😀 Quality of life
93
57
🏙️ Population
1.54M
938K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 4% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 4342nd and 4191st ($1399 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 1st in Japan and Jamaica, respectively. Check Japan vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.4 months in Kingston. Kawasaki ranked 4th best city to live in Japan vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 62nd and 6176th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Kingston

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Kawasaki Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.51
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.7
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.28
$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$712
$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$526
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1286
$1458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$804
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.8
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$128
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.1
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.7%
9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5332
$2882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3319
$2227
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.37
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.1
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.6
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.13
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$4.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.63
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.24
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.69
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.59
$6.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.07
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.64
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.82
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.43
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.1
$9.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.95
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.82
$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.05
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.54
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.5
$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43.3
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$47.6
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.2
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$523
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12261
$5107

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1343
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1154
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1160
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1034
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1104
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1176
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1066
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1097
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1084
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1118
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1125
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1155
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1127
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1073
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$957
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1137
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$980
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1104
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1116
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1126
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1116
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1119
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$909
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1100
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1138
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1102
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1107
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1074
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$992
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1088
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1040
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1115
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$982
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1130
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1144

Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1289
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$835
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1109
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1077
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1234
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$970
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1018
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1096
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1196
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1647
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2134
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2770
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1165
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1664
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1355
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1579
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$537
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$535
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1616
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1519
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$548
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$550
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$557
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1324
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$549
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$554
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1315
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3759
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1228
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1097
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1157
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$785
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$872
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$769