Kingston vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3425
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$740
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$1278
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$494
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$1198
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
41
53
😀 Quality of life
61
73
🏙️ Population
938K
9.4M

The cost of living in Kingston is 125% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 4050th and 7558th ($1482 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 114th 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 1.8 months in Ningbo. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Ningbo ranked 13th in China, while ranked 5741st and 2343rd 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
$10.2
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.42%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2196
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.9
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.17
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.73
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.42
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.5
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.3
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.32
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.3
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5834
$15801

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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

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538