Beijing vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Beijing	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1016	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2879	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$575	$664
🏘️ Family rent	$1275	$1546
🍽️ Food expenses	$245	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1443	$763
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	41
😀 Quality of life	75	54
🏙️ Population	21.9M	580K

The cost of living in Beijing is 26% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 5387th and 3941st ($1016 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 1st in China and Jamaica, respectively. Check China vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Beijing compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 989th and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Kingston

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	Beijing	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.86	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.5	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.36	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.58	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$819	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$456	$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1965	$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1021	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$33.6	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$51.7	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14717	$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6695	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$32.3	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.77	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.76	$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.46	$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.64	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.53	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.96	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.33	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.26	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.43	$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.49	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.51	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.93	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.3	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.62	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.8	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$698	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22456	$2764

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$716
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$729
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$756
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$644
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$649
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$586
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$680
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$472
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$665
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$702
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$634
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$592
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$711
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$679
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$655
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$550
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$584
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$642
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$635
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$618
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$581
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$533
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$544
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$564
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$524
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$642
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$638
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$481
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$703
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$590
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$664
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$638
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$616
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$624
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$600
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$620
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$815

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