Kingston vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3425
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$740
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$1278
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$494
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$745
$1068
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
41
99
😀 Quality of life
61
76
🏙️ Population
938K
24.9M

The cost of living in Kingston is 29% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4050th and 4880th ($1482 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 5th 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 0.9 months in Shanghai. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 5741st and 1178th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Shanghai

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Kingston Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.92
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.39
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$5.37
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.24
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$861
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$510
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1562
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$933
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.4
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.42%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2845
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2196
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.8
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.9
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.17
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.73
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.31
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.05
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.56
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.91
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.3
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.42
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.98
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.04
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.48
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.5
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.3
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.32
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.3
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$304
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5834
$27610

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789