Guangzhou vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$1461
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$3364
🏠 One person rent
$354
$712
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$1211
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$502
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$525
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
96
41
😀 Quality of life
74
57
🏙️ Population
18.7M
938K

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 46% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 6835th and 4191st ($782 vs $1461) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in China and Jamaica, respectively. Check China vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 0.4 months in Kingston. Guangzhou ranked 7th best city to live in China vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 2285th and 6176th 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
$2.86
$9.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$8.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$2.24
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$4.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$824
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$1458
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$888
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$51.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
9.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$2882
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$2227
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$49.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$4.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$3.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$3.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$7.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$6.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$3.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$3.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$11.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$9.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$63
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$27
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$23.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$72.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$262
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$5107

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Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

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