Beijing vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Beijing	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1044	$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2705	$3364
🏠 One person rent	$596	$712
🏘️ Family rent	$1053	$1211
🍽️ Food expenses	$250	$502
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$711	$525
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	41
😀 Quality of life	73	57
🏙️ Population	21.9M	938K

The cost of living in Beijing is 29% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 5341st and 4191st ($1044 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 1st in China and Jamaica, respectively. Check China vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Beijing compared to 0.4 months in Kingston. Beijing ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 2718th and 6176th 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	$4.36	$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$26.1	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.05	$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.02	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$3.03	$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.57	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$471	$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1589	$1458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$839	$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.4	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.2	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.9	$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.39%	9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12544	$2882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6280	$2227
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$33.4	$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.68	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.1	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.95	$4.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.12	$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.89	$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$6.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.83	$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.44	$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.91	$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.37	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.21	$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.65	$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.86	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.61	$9.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.71	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.8	$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.7	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.08	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$59	$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$81.3	$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$725	$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25165	$5107

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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	$734
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$767
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$645
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$646
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$663
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$572
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$673
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$468
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$656
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$697
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$657
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$562
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$709
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$621
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$630
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$528
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$558
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$632
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$626
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$564
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$512
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$524
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$629
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$521
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$525
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$519
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$466
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$584
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$493
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$770
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$508
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$574
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$492
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$655
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$666
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$618
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$562
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$748

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