Kingston vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$605
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$2601
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
41
100
😀 Quality of life
54
99
🏙️ Population
580K
14.3M

The cost of living in Kingston is 19% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4282nd and 3085th ($1325 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 4th 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 1.6 months in Tokyo. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5962nd and 3rd 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
$7.66
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$15495

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1165
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$783
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$849
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1143
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$821
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$978
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1018
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1123
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1416
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2117
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2760
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1558
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1280
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1556
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1824
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$513
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$514
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1525
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1405
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$516
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$527
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$536
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1260
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$524
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$529
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1260
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3644
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1103
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1053
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$727
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$878
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$728

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033