Kingston vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1364
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3138
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$654
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$1106
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$490
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$130
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$504
$931
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
40
100
😀 Quality of life
57
77
🏙️ Population
580K
24.9M

The cost of living in Kingston is 21% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4339th and 4879th ($1364 vs $1128) 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 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 6173rd and 1383rd 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
$9.4
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$84.2
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.14
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$4.76
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.28
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$792
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$424
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1427
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$765
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$100
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$152
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.2
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.36%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2802
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2172
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.95
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$48.8
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.1
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.83
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.21
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.6
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.04
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.97
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.1
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.84
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.69
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.01
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.51
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$68.6
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.93
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.6
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.3
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$227
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$4783
$27624

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1223
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$793
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1055
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$1030
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1164
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$947
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$973
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1072
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1149
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1645
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2126
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1266
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2761
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1165
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1656
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1354
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1574
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1884
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$529
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$528
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1601
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1504
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$533
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$544
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$552
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$567
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1300
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$541
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$546
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1300
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3615
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1221
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$536
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$529
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1097
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1154
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$639
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$721
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$855
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$713

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753