Beijing vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Beijing	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1065	$1250
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3114	$3250
🏠 One person rent	$605	$578
🏘️ Family rent	$1364	$1344
🍽️ Food expenses	$253	$458
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1709	$645
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	41
😀 Quality of life	78	56
🏙️ Population	21.9M	580K

The cost of living in Beijing is 15% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 4887th and 4318th ($1065 vs $1250) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 1st in China and Jamaica, respectively. Check China vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 0.5 months in Kingston. Beijing ranked 5th best city to live in China vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 583rd and 5883rd 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	$3.9	$6.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.6	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.54	$7.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.4	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$3.81
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.5	$1.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$843	$603
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$487	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2089	$1383
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1102	$1081
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$32.7	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$50.3	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.6	$47.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.35%	8.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$14972	$2310
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8057	$2164
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.69	$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$35.5	$38.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.9	$26.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$4.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$3.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$1.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$4.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$5.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$4.11
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$2.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.99	$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.34	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.29	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.64	$8.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.55	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.54	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.33	$3.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.94	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.2	$71.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.44	$9.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.69	$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.7	$36.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.6	$72.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$896	$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$27310	$2133

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Cities near Beijing

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Langfang	$733
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuozhou	$713
58 km or 36 mi	Sanhe	$772
78 km or 49 mi	Gaobeidian	$633
87 km or 54 mi	Bazhou	$650
109 km or 68 mi	Tianjin	$688
135 km or 84 mi	Renqiu	$583
137 km or 85 mi	Zunhua	$678
139 km or 87 mi	Baoding	$466
151 km or 94 mi	Binhai	$667
155 km or 97 mi	Tangshan	$677
163 km or 101 mi	Zhangjiakou	$658
164 km or 102 mi	Hejian	$587
176 km or 110 mi	Chengde	$700
182 km or 113 mi	Cangzhou	$633
189 km or 117 mi	Huanghua	$607
189 km or 118 mi	Anguo	$539
196 km or 122 mi	Dingzhou	$549
197 km or 122 mi	Qian'an	$643
198 km or 123 mi	Luanzhou	$637
204 km or 127 mi	Botou	$594
224 km or 139 mi	Shenzhou	$592
228 km or 142 mi	Xinle	$525
229 km or 142 mi	Pingquan	$633
239 km or 148 mi	Jinzhou	$545
241 km or 150 mi	Xinji	$569
249 km or 155 mi	Gaocheng	$527
249 km or 155 mi	Hengshui	$650
252 km or 156 mi	Laoling	$572
263 km or 164 mi	Shijiazhuang	$486
265 km or 165 mi	Datong	$707
272 km or 169 mi	Jizhou	$598
273 km or 169 mi	Qinhuangdao	$667
273 km or 170 mi	Dezhou	$621
281 km or 175 mi	Fengzhen	$640
282 km or 175 mi	Huairen	$643
294 km or 183 mi	Lingyuan	$620
296 km or 184 mi	Nangong	$587
302 km or 187 mi	Ulanqab	$640
314 km or 195 mi	Binzhou	$506

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$758
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$936
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$698
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$768
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$674
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2555
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$2153
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1671
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1176
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1872
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$492
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$492
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1869
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1784
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$494
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$504
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$514
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$525
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$501
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$506
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1626
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3374
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$497
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$491
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1371
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$589
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$714
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$712