Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 2.1% more expensive than Tokyo.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Tokyo, you would:
pay 31.2% more for restaurants
|
Tokyo
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.51
¥1,019
|
$7.52
JMD1,171.70
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.21
¥815
|
$8.62
JMD1,342.58
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$1.12
¥175
|
$1.41
JMD220.07
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.75
¥117
|
$0.88
JMD136.70
|
|
pay 27.3% more for groceries
|
Tokyo
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.63
¥256
|
$3.54
JMD551.90
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.01
¥1,097
|
$6.58
JMD1,024.62
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.89
¥921
|
$15.26
JMD2,377.50
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.09
¥326
|
$4.27
JMD665.59
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.26
¥511
|
$2.97
JMD462.53
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.38
¥372
|
$2.70
JMD421.00
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.06
¥166
|
$1.39
JMD215.96
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.65
¥414
|
$1.82
JMD284.12
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.42
¥378
|
$1.59
JMD248.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.29
¥202
|
$1.04
JMD162.39
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥198
|
$0.95
JMD147.80
|
|
pay 16.2% more for transportation
|
Tokyo
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.42
¥692
|
$4.83
JMD753.27
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$58.62
¥9,171
|
$37.59
JMD5,858.51
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,767.76
¥3,405,457
|
$42,920.30
JMD6,688,465.04
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$27.88
¥4,361
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
|
pay 1.4% more for housing
|
Tokyo
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.86
¥4,984
|
$52.89
JMD8,241.76
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,120.28
¥175,262
|
$874.50
JMD136,277.45
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$582.98
¥91,204
|
$425.21
JMD66,261.79
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$134.03
¥20,969
|
$118.83
JMD18,517.49
|
|
pay 71.4% less for childcare
|
Tokyo
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$533.29
¥83,431
|
$227.66
JMD35,476.53
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$14,506.96
¥2,269,541
|
$2,105.29
JMD328,076.53
|
|
pay 31.4% more for entertainment and sports
|
Tokyo
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.26
¥509
|
$3.13
JMD488.21
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.40
¥532
|
$4.28
JMD667.43
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.91
¥611
|
$8.77
JMD1,366.99
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$67.16
¥10,506
|
$69.97
JMD10,903.34
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$12.38
¥1,936
|
$13.16
JMD2,050.48
|
|
pay 21.4% less for clothing
|
Tokyo
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$52.60
¥8,229
|
$26.32
JMD4,100.96
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$36.87
¥5,768
|
$25.59
JMD3,987.04
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$63.41
¥9,921
|
$71.01
JMD11,066.07
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$82.89
¥12,968
|
$68.92
JMD10,740.60
|
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