Kingston vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$605
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$831
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
41
53
😀 Quality of life
54
50
🏙️ Population
580K
8.78M

The cost of living in Kingston is 99% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4282nd and 7155th ($1325 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 142nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 5962nd and 6224th 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
$7.66
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$1.41
 Cappuccino
$4.05
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$3.67
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$22902

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1165
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$783
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$849
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1143
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$821
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$978
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1018
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1123
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1416
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2117
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2760
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1558
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1280
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1556
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1824
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$513
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$514
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1525
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1405
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$516
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$527
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$536
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1260
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$524
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$529
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1260
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3644
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1103
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1053
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$727
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$878
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$728

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014