Kingston vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3250
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$578
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$1344
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$828
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
41
61
😀 Quality of life
56
56
🏙️ Population
580K
9.4M

The cost of living in Kingston is 85% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4318th and 6976th ($1250 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 122nd in Jamaica and China, respectively. Check Jamaica vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Ningbo ranked 36th in China, while ranked 5883rd and 5865th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Ningbo

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Kingston Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.46
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.62
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.39
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1383
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.96%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2310
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2164
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.28
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.92
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.5
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.65
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.1
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2133
$9922

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Cities near Kingston

Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1062
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$758
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$936
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$698
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1005
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$768
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$674
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1005
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1020
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1527
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2555
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1536
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2841
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$2153
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1671
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1176
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1727
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1872
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$492
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$492
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1869
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1784
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$494
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$504
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$514
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$525
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1654
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$501
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$506
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1626
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3374
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1507
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$497
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$491
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1371
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1312
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$589
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$714
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$1247
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$712

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524