Kingston vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3364
$1479
🏠 One person rent
$712
$301
🏘️ Family rent
$1211
$414
🍽️ Food expenses
$502
$179
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$79.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$525
$759
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
41
49
😀 Quality of life
57
71
🏙️ Population
938K
8.78M

The cost of living in Kingston is 131% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 4191st and 7679th ($1461 vs $634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 137th in Jamaica and China, respectively. Check Jamaica vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Quanzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 6176th and 3611th 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
$9.68
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.8
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.26
$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$824
$240
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$258
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1458
$438
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$328
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
3.14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2882
$2900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2227
$1919
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$3.81
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.19
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.97
$0.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$1.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$1.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$5.07
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$0.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$7.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.28
$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$3.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.89
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$5.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$24.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.05
$8.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$20.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$262
$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5107
$9536

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1289
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$835
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1109
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1077
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1234
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$970
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$1018
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1096
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1196
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1647
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2134
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2770
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1165
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1664
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1355
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1579
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1888
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$537
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$535
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1616
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1519
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$548
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$550
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$557
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$573
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1324
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$549
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$554
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1315
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3759
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1228
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$541
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$533
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1097
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1157
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$785
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$872
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$769

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$630
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$903
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$723
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$668
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$696
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$656
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$698
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$634
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$682
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$654
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$888
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$957
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$709
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$889
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$879
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$937
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$465
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$882
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$910
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$602
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$673
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$941
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$910
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$464
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1108
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1257
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$589
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$999
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$997
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$796
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$610
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$841
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$705
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$814
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$665
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$586
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$763
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$594
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$595
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$943