Foshan vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Foshan	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$611	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1821	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$208	$664
🏘️ Family rent	$440	$1546
🍽️ Food expenses	$262	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$67.5	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$754	$763
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	95	41
😀 Quality of life	70	54
🏙️ Population	9.5M	580K

The cost of living in Foshan is 56% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 7543rd and 3941st ($611 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 199th and 1st in China and Jamaica, respectively. Check China vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Foshan compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Foshan ranked 13th best city to live in China vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 2601st and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Foshan vs Kingston

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	Foshan	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.41	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.8	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.11	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.12	$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	$246	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$129	$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$570	$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$310	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.7	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$65.5	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4361	$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1806	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$11	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$4.55	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.86	$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.88	$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.78	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.39	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.07	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.02	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.91	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.77	$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.38	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.42	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.28	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.78	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$17	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$3.29	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$43	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.6	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$411	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18096	$2764

Cost of living in other countries

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Cities near Foshan

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Guangzhou	$774
50 km or 31 mi	Jiangmen	$804
61 km or 38 mi	Zhongshan	$461
66 km or 41 mi	Dongguan	$656
67 km or 42 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
73 km or 45 mi	Qingyuan	$794
84 km or 52 mi	Kaiping	$812
96 km or 60 mi	Zhuhai	$653
106 km or 66 mi	Macau	$1588
110 km or 68 mi	Yunfu	$823
112 km or 69 mi	Shenzhen	$916
134 km or 83 mi	Huizhou	$601
136 km or 85 mi	Kowloon	$2432
137 km or 85 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
176 km or 109 mi	Yangjiang	$877
181 km or 112 mi	Heyuan	$764
190 km or 118 mi	Wuzhou	$803
203 km or 126 mi	Shaoguan	$818
209 km or 130 mi	Lianzhou	$755
221 km or 137 mi	Hezhou	$758
230 km or 143 mi	Shanwei	$936
262 km or 163 mi	Gaozhou	$761
272 km or 169 mi	Maoming	$756
306 km or 190 mi	Yulin	$771
308 km or 191 mi	Chenzhou	$724
315 km or 196 mi	Puning	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Meizhou	$655
338 km or 210 mi	Jieyang	$443
345 km or 214 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
358 km or 222 mi	Guigang	$702
362 km or 225 mi	Ganzhou	$761
367 km or 228 mi	Chaozhou	$451
369 km or 229 mi	Shantou	$581
379 km or 236 mi	Guilin	$522
403 km or 250 mi	Laibin	$598
403 km or 250 mi	Liuzhou	$579
410 km or 255 mi	Yongzhou	$609
433 km or 269 mi	Hengyang	$590
442 km or 274 mi	Haikou	$650
447 km or 278 mi	Beihai	$642

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