Kingston vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$1698
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3364
$4139
🏠 One person rent
$712
$825
🏘️ Family rent
$1211
$1461
🍽️ Food expenses
$502
$441
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$321
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$525
$2676
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
41
100
😀 Quality of life
57
96
🏙️ Population
938K
14.3M

The cost of living in Kingston is 14% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 4191st and 3249th ($1461 vs $1698) 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 0.4 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 6176th and 8th 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
$9.68
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.8
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.26
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$824
$1078
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$600
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1458
$1993
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$1098
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$98.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$30.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
1.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2882
$11264
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2227
$5199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$1.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.19
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.97
$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$4.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$2.32
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$7.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$21.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$5.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$5.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$3.24
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$9.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.28
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.89
$3.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$1.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$69.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$13
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$34.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.05
$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$55.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$262
$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5107
$16728

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1289
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$835
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1109
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1077
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1234
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$970
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1018
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1096
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1196
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1647
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2134
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2770
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1165
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1664
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1355
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1579
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$537
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$535
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1616
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1519
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$548
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$550
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$557
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1324
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$549
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$554
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1315
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3759
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1228
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1097
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1157
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$785
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$872
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$769

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1155
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1154
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1176
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1074
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1050
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1084
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$993
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1160
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1144
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1056
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$979
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1072
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1116
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1237
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1089
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1063
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1011
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1399
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1097
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1137
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1073
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1115
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1048
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1107
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1086
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1038
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1040
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1070
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1046
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1013
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1102
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1073
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1090
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1130
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1094
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1070
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1005