Kingston vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$664	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$893
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	41	54
😀 Quality of life	54	66
🏙️ Population	580K	8.78M

The cost of living in Kingston is 114% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 3941st and 7256th ($1378 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 118th 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 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 5942nd and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Quanzhou

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	Kingston	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.64	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$20567

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936