Kingston vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1378
$1242
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3571
$3092
🏠 One person rent
$664
$552
🏘️ Family rent
$1546
$1076
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$364
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$224
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$763
$2086
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
41
96
😀 Quality of life
54
95
🏙️ Population
580K
2.75M

The cost of living in Kingston is 11% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 3941st and 4366th ($1378 vs $1242) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 29th in Jamaica and Japan, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 1.7 months in Osaka. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 5942nd and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Osaka

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Kingston Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.64
$6.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.29
$5.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$1.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$816
$628
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1923
$1311
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$832
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$77.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$29.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.4%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2836
$3491
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$2753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$34.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$31.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.08
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.6
$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.37
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$6.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$3.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$10.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$1.91
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.87
$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$1.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.6
$60.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$12.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$18.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$66.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$8318

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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

Cities near Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1117
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1302
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1101
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1106
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1111
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1063
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1142
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1065
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1065
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1062
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1049
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1100
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1146
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1136
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1059
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1047
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1127
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1056
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1072
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1040
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1049
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1091
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1039
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1051
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1087
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1019
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1047
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1019
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1051
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$998
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1042
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1018
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1026
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1045
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1008