Kawasaki vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1354
$1364
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3256
$3138
🏠 One person rent
$630
$654
🏘️ Family rent
$1064
$1106
🍽️ Food expenses
$423
$490
🚐 Transport expenses
$199
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2289
$504
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
99
40
😀 Quality of life
82
57
🏙️ Population
1.54M
580K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 0.7% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 4361st and 4339th ($1354 vs $1364) 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 13th best city to live in Japan vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 600th and 6173rd 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
$6.47
$9.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$37.7
$84.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.85
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.42
$2.35
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$4.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.18
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$707
$792
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$458
$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1127
$1427
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$828
$765
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96
$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26
$56.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.61%
9.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6324
$2802
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3178
$2172
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.38
$0.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.2
$48.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.3
$26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$4.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.39
$1.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.08
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.26
$6.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.8
$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.6
$6.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.57
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.4
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.31
$2.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.76
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.9
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.33
$2.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.95
$8.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.01
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.09
$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$55.9
$68.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.4
$23.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.2
$71.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$457
$227
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10654
$4783

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1198
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1336
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1115
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1698
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1113
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1017
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1058
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1125
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1049
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1068
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1055
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1073
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1076
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1110
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1071
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1040
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$959
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1088
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$958
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1051
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1066
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1076
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1094
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1067
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1068
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$935
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1054
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1139
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1050
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1050
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1035
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1021
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1049
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1041
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1066
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$968
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1073
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1117
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1025
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1085

Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1223
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$793
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1164
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$947
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$973
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1072
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1149
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1645
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2126
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1266
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2761
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1165
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1656
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1354
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1574
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1884
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$529
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$528
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1601
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1504
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$544
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$552
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$567
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1300
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$541
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$546
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1300
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3615
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1221
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1097
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1154
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$721
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$855
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$713