Kingston vs Nagoya - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Nagoya
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3364
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$712
$477
🏘️ Family rent
$1211
$822
🍽️ Food expenses
$502
$409
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$221
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$525
$1887
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
41
92
😀 Quality of life
57
91
🏙️ Population
938K
2.33M

The cost of living in Kingston is 22% more expensive than in Nagoya. Cities ranked 4191st and 4785th ($1461 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 35th in Jamaica and Japan, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 1.6 months in Nagoya. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Nagoya ranked 6th in Japan, while ranked 6176th and 157th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Nagoya

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Kingston Nagoya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.68
$6.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.8
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.26
$5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$2.78
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$2.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$1.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$824
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$337
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1458
$890
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$75.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$34
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
2.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2882
$2013
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2227
$1226
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$65.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$25.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.19
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.97
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$16.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$5.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$4.36
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$6.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.76
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.28
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.89
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$50.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$24.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.05
$13.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$47.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$51.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$262
$519
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5107
$12599

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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

Cities near Nagoya

Distance City Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi Toyoake
$1002
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Nisshin
$997
11 km or 6.9 mi Togo
$983
12 km or 7.2 mi Tokai
$998
12 km or 7.2 mi Obu
$996
12 km or 7.4 mi Kiyosu
$978
12 km or 7.6 mi Oharu
$981
13 km or 8 mi Nagakute
$972
13 km or 8.2 mi Miyoshi
$967
13 km or 8.3 mi Kanie
$991
14 km or 8.9 mi Chita
$989
14 km or 8.9 mi Owariasahi
$959
15 km or 9.4 mi Kasugai
$986
16 km or 9.8 mi Higashiura
$978
16 km or 10 mi Kitanagoya
$945
16 km or 10 mi Kariya
$979
17 km or 10 mi Ama
$966
18 km or 11 mi Seto
$957
19 km or 12 mi Aisai
$971
19 km or 12 mi Komaki
$934
19 km or 12 mi Iwakura
$929
20 km or 12 mi Tsushima
$962
20 km or 12 mi Yatomi
$974
20 km or 13 mi Inazawa
$939
21 km or 13 mi Agui
$971
21 km or 13 mi Toyota
$990
21 km or 13 mi Chiryu
$953
21 km or 13 mi Takahama
$956
22 km or 13 mi Anjo
$962
23 km or 15 mi Kuwana
$975
24 km or 15 mi Ichinomiya
$953
24 km or 15 mi Oguchi
$907
24 km or 15 mi Handa
$962
25 km or 15 mi Konan
$901
27 km or 17 mi Hekinan
$949
27 km or 17 mi Fuso
$905
27 km or 17 mi Tokoname
$968
28 km or 18 mi Okazaki
$977
29 km or 18 mi Kaizu
$944
30 km or 18 mi Taketoyo
$960