Kingston vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Kingston Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1378
$1607
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3571
$4239
🏠 One person rent
$664
$789
🏘️ Family rent
$1546
$1714
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$423
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$282
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$763
$2474
😷 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 14% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 3941st and 3019th ($1378 vs $1607) 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 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 1.5 months in Tokyo. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 5942nd and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Kingston vs Tokyo infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Kingston vs Tokyo

Prices for goods and services in Kingston and Tokyo are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Kingston Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.64
$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$42.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.29
$5.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$3.62
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$3.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$816
$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$562
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1923
$2660
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$1239
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.4%
1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2836
$10251
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$5162
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$58.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.08
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.6
$1.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$3.36
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$2.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$7.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$21.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$4.81
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$5.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$2.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.87
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$1.45
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.6
$63.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$12.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$54.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$65.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$15235

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1197
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$787
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1063
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$870
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1170
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$877
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1000
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1014
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1124
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1415
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2123
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1272
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2763
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1561
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1266
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1561
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1830
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$506
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$507
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1531
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1395
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$508
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$521
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$527
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$542
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1258
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$520
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$521
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1259
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3754
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1211
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$511
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$505
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1101
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1058
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$645
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$715
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$865
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$707

Cities near Tokyo

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1136
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1124
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1150
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1098
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1089
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$1041
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1138
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1088
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$1033
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1107
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1111
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1103
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1128
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1104
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1105
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1066
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1249
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1099
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1122
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1196
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1124
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1088
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1045
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1164
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1071
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1084
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1089
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1065
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1164
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1109
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1103
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1101