Kawasaki vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1249
$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3397
$3571
🏠 One person rent
$545
$664
🏘️ Family rent
$1197
$1546
🍽️ Food expenses
$414
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2537
$763
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
99
41
😀 Quality of life
81
54
🏙️ Population
1.54M
580K

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 9% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 4340th and 3941st ($1249 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 26th and 1st in Japan and Jamaica, respectively. Check Japan vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Kawasaki ranked 13th best city to live in Japan vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 497th and 5942nd 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
$6.1
$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.1
$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.47
$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.44
$2.52
☕ Cappuccino
$2.96
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.06
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$584
$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$364
$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1140
$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$968
$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6533
$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3250
$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.41
$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.8
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.5
$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.77
$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.7
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21
$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.44
$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.57
$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.62
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.05
$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.66
$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.07
$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.1
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.1
$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.2
$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.5
$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.5
$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$57.8
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$543
$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15204
$2764

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1335
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1124
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1138
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1039
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1084
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1150
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1099
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1090
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1089
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1136
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1012
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1065
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$960
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1122
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1023
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1028
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1103
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1143
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1077
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1080
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$908
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1045
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1125
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1089
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1099
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1098
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1042
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1111
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$1045
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1124
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$948
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1109
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1231
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1116

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