Hong Kong vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Hong Kong Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2720
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$6301
$2976
🏠 One person rent
$1835
$538
🏘️ Family rent
$3529
$1195
🍽️ Food expenses
$504
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$235
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2965
$652
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
100
41
😀 Quality of life
91
55
🏙️ Population
7.41M
580K

The cost of living in Hong Kong is 135% more expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 217th and 4439th ($2720 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 Hong Kong compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Hong Kong ranked 1st best city to live in China vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 85th and 5905th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hong Kong vs Kingston

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Hong Kong Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.33
$6.51
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$57.8
$45
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.67
$2.26
☕ Cappuccino
$5.43
$3.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.17
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2264
$596
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1514
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4294
$1404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$906
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$94.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$223
$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$25.2
$44.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.82%
8.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$29924
$2400
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$20559
$1891
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.54
$0.97
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$62.7
$35.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$13
$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.85
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.93
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.5
$2.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.93
$3.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.3
$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24.3
$7.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$2.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.68
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.04
$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.53
$2.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.5
$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$2.14
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.92
$9.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.84
$3.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.57
$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$85.5
$60.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.3
$26
💇 Haircut, simple
$27.8
$9.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$76.7
$37.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86.5
$65.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$790
$278
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18990
$2180

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Distance City Cost of living
5 km or 3.1 mi Kowloon
$2411
30 km or 19 mi Shenzhen
$1043
61 km or 38 mi Zhuhai
$657
64 km or 40 mi Macau
$1601
88 km or 55 mi Zhongshan
$576
95 km or 59 mi Dongguan
$726
96 km or 60 mi Huizhou
$608
116 km or 72 mi Jiangmen
$692
132 km or 82 mi Guangzhou
$760
132 km or 82 mi Shanwei
$1073
137 km or 85 mi Foshan
$605
152 km or 94 mi Kaiping
$797
173 km or 107 mi Heyuan
$866
193 km or 120 mi Qingyuan
$795
195 km or 121 mi Zhaoqing
$766
229 km or 143 mi Yunfu
$798
231 km or 144 mi Yangjiang
$811
236 km or 147 mi Puning
$928
267 km or 166 mi Jieyang
$957
286 km or 178 mi Shaoguan
$819
287 km or 178 mi Shantou
$989
297 km or 184 mi Chaozhou
$808
301 km or 187 mi Meizhou
$847
320 km or 199 mi Wuzhou
$788
333 km or 207 mi Lianzhou
$773
341 km or 212 mi Maoming
$495
343 km or 213 mi Gaozhou
$562
357 km or 222 mi Hezhou
$771
403 km or 250 mi Ganzhou
$831
406 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$565
408 km or 254 mi Chenzhou
$811
414 km or 257 mi Yulin
$664
427 km or 266 mi Longyan
$508
435 km or 270 mi Zhangzhou
$753
469 km or 292 mi Xiamen
$792
471 km or 292 mi Haikou
$620
475 km or 295 mi Guigang
$644
489 km or 304 mi Kinmen
$865
516 km or 320 mi Guilin
$521
529 km or 329 mi Laibin
$592

Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$892
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$771
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$932
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$689
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$769
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$860
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$649
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$981
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$963
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1366
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2387
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1234
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2790
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1874
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1603
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$916
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1745
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1821
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$507
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$510
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1681
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1540
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$511
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$523
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$530
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$540
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1485
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$520
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$525
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1453
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3255
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1388
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$513
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$507
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1197
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1113
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$740
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$734
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$1059
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$755