Guangzhou vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$1482
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$3425
🏠 One person rent
$342
$740
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$1278
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$494
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$745
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
41
😀 Quality of life
77
61
🏙️ Population
18.7M
938K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 47% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 6854th and 4050th ($785 vs $1482) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th 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 Guangzhou compared to 0.5 months in Kingston. Guangzhou ranked 3rd best city to live in China vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 1149th and 5741st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Kingston

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Guangzhou Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$10.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$8.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$2.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$1.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$861
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$510
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$1562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$933
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$53.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$2845
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$2196
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$48.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$4.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$3.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$6.31
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$7.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$6.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$2.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$3.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$2.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$9.42
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$61.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$28.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$9.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$72.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$304
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$5834

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1314
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$874
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1152
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1102
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1285
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$964
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1024
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1092
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1201
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1650
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2128
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1274
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2774
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1163
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1673
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1352
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1575
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$523
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$523
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1619
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1522
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$539
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$545
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$559
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1322
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$535
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$539
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1319
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3795
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1232
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$530
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$522
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1090
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1158
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$688
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$857
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$886
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$814