Kingston vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$1556
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3250
$4005
🏠 One person rent
$578
$760
🏘️ Family rent
$1344
$1537
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$426
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$269
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$2885
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
41
100
😀 Quality of life
56
100
🏙️ Population
580K
14M

The cost of living in Kingston is 20% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4318th and 3238th ($1250 vs $1556) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 3rd in Jamaica and Japan, respectively. Check Jamaica vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 1.9 months in Tokyo. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5883rd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Tokyo

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Kingston Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.46
$6.15
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.62
$5.09
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$2.91
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$936
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$540
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1383
$2411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$1067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$109
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$170
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.96%
1.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2310
$7633
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2164
$4193
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$53.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$26.6
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.28
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$2.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$2.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$7.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$5.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$2.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$5.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$3.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.92
$3.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.5
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.65
$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.1
$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$61.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$508
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2133
$15051

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1062
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$758
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$936
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$698
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1005
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$768
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$674
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1020
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1527
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2555
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1536
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2841
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$2153
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1671
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1176
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1727
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1872
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$492
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$492
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1869
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1784
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$494
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$504
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$514
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1654
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$501
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$506
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1626
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3374
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1507
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1371
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1312
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$714
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$1247
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$712

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1105
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1099
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1117
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1052
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1051
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$988
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1115
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1041
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1053
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1067
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1064
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1052
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1009
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1101
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1062
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1091
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1078
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1045
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1057
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1062
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1036
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$985
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1143
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1049
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1031
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1042
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1041
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1102
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1133
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1056
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1052
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1063