Kingston vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1378
$1097
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3571
$3454
🏠 One person rent
$664
$577
🏘️ Family rent
$1546
$1404
🍽️ Food expenses
$489
$287
🚐 Transport expenses
$132
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$763
$1644
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
41
100
😀 Quality of life
54
78
🏙️ Population
580K
24.9M

The cost of living in Kingston is 26% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 3941st and 4858th ($1378 vs $1097) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 6th 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 1.5 months in Shanghai. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 5942nd and 675th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kingston Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.64
$4.55
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$76.3
$39.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.29
$5.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.52
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$3.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.32
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$816
$823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$434
$455
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1923
$2226
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1193
$1115
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$102
$33.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.8
$14.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.4%
3.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2836
$14361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$8086
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.87
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50
$34.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.2
$5.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.28
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.08
$2.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.6
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.91
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.88
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.06
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.15
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.1
$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.86
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.87
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$6.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$6.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.64
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$73.6
$55.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$8.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.2
$87.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.55
$11.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$27.6
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$1181
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2764
$30174

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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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$984
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$665
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$700
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$868
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$573
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$631
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$645
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$602
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$670
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$670
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$657
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$590
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$708
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$643
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$716
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$695
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$702
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$644
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$805
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$643
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$654
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$603
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$650
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$607
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$644
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$665
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$522
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$621
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$642
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$677
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$665
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$592
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$672
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$621
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$746