Kingston vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1364
$1237
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3138
$2941
🏠 One person rent
$654
$599
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$1002
🍽️ Food expenses
$490
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$504
$1959
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
40
96
😀 Quality of life
57
96
🏙️ Population
580K
2.75M

The cost of living in Kingston is 10% more expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 4339th and 4626th ($1364 vs $1237) 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 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 1.6 months in Osaka. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 6173rd and 34th 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
$9.4
$6.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.2
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$2.65
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$1.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$695
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$440
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1427
$1250
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$765
$751
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$123
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$28.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.36%
1.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2802
$4071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2172
$2710
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$1.59
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.1
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$4.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$2.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$4.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$9.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$4.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$1.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.46
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.6
$55.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.6
$42.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.3
$64.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4783
$13640

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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

Cities near Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1118
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1277
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1099
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1100
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1097
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1068
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1133
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1060
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1079
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1057
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1055
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1053
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1088
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1115
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1125
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1046
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1061
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1045
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1091
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1050
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1041
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1044
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1002
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1033
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1081
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1037
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1045
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1010
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1044
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1012
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1045
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$992
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1037
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1015
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1025
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1043
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$997