Kingston vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$1679
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3425
$4119
🏠 One person rent
$740
$813
🏘️ Family rent
$1278
$1422
🍽️ Food expenses
$494
$448
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$307
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$2429
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
41
100
😀 Quality of life
61
96
🏙️ Population
938K
14.3M

The cost of living in Kingston is 12% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4050th and 3273rd ($1482 vs $1679) 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 1.4 months in Tokyo. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5741st and 9th 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
$10.2
$7.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$43.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$4.99
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$3.71
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$1130
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$2080
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$90.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$140
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.42%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$10558
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2196
$5002
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.9
$76.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.17
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.73
$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$5.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$7.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$4.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$6.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$3.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$3.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.42
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$3.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.5
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.3
$40.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.32
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$49.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.3
$56.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$688
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5834
$17493

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1314
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$874
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1152
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1102
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1285
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$964
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1024
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1092
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1201
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1650
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2128
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1274
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2774
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1163
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1673
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1352
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1575
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$523
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$523
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1619
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1522
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$539
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$545
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1322
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$535
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$539
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1319
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3795
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1232
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1090
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1158
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$857
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$886
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$814

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1131
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1133
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1144
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1073
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1045
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1074
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$985
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1128
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1123
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1051
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$973
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1068
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1086
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1087
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1199
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1070
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1075
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1064
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1004
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1358
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1080
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1105
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1055
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1101
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1037
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1085
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1033
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1005
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1038
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1009
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1047
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1091
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1107
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1094
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1077
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1053
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1006