Kingston vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$664	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$725
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	41	60
😀 Quality of life	54	53
🏙️ Population	580K	9.4M

The cost of living in Kingston is 95% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 3941st and 6849th ($1378 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 51st in Jamaica and China, respectively. Check Jamaica vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingston compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 5942nd and 6084th 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	$7.64	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$12465

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522