Foshan vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Foshan Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$602
$1325
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1932
$3635
🏠 One person rent
$185
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$415
$1602
🍽️ Food expenses
$273
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.5
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$864
$765
😷 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 55% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 7753rd and 4282nd ($602 vs $1325) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 301st 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 Foshan compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Foshan ranked 11th best city to live in China vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 2359th and 5962nd 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
$3.6
$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$75.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.98
$7.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$3.17
 Cappuccino
$3.26
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$200
$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$111
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$2261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$277
$1187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$41.5
$96.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.1
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4523
$1937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2043
$1690
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.4
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.69
$27.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$4.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.93
$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.93
$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.1
$8.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.95
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.8
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.94
$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.61
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.69
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.44
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$69.2
$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.08
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.45
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.4
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.6
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$549
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24357
$2136

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Guangzhou
$763
50 km or 31 mi Jiangmen
$830
61 km or 38 mi Zhongshan
$491
66 km or 41 mi Dongguan
$678
67 km or 42 mi Zhaoqing
$806
73 km or 45 mi Qingyuan
$808
84 km or 52 mi Kaiping
$824
96 km or 60 mi Zhuhai
$641
106 km or 66 mi Macau
$1590
110 km or 68 mi Yunfu
$839
112 km or 69 mi Shenzhen
$958
134 km or 83 mi Huizhou
$629
136 km or 85 mi Kowloon
$2427
137 km or 85 mi Hong Kong
$2753
176 km or 109 mi Yangjiang
$895
181 km or 112 mi Heyuan
$801
190 km or 118 mi Wuzhou
$819
203 km or 126 mi Shaoguan
$852
209 km or 130 mi Lianzhou
$783
221 km or 137 mi Hezhou
$780
230 km or 143 mi Shanwei
$1014
262 km or 163 mi Gaozhou
$774
272 km or 169 mi Maoming
$774
306 km or 190 mi Yulin
$794
308 km or 191 mi Chenzhou
$746
315 km or 196 mi Puning
$726
338 km or 210 mi Meizhou
$795
338 km or 210 mi Jieyang
$691
345 km or 214 mi Zhanjiang
$781
358 km or 222 mi Guigang
$725
362 km or 225 mi Ganzhou
$813
367 km or 228 mi Chaozhou
$592
369 km or 229 mi Shantou
$605
379 km or 236 mi Guilin
$538
403 km or 250 mi Laibin
$623
403 km or 250 mi Liuzhou
$607
410 km or 255 mi Yongzhou
$618
433 km or 269 mi Hengyang
$611
442 km or 274 mi Haikou
$671
447 km or 278 mi Beihai
$660

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1165
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$783
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$849
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1143
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$821
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$978
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1018
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1123
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1416
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2117
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2760
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1558
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1280
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1556
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1824
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$513
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$514
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1525
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1405
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$516
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$527
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$536
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1260
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$524
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$529
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1260
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3644
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1103
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1053
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$727
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$878
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$728