Kingston vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3364
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$712
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$1211
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$502
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$525
$879
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
41
99
😀 Quality of life
57
75
🏙️ Population
938K
24.9M

The cost of living in Kingston is 30% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 4191st and 4971st ($1461 vs $1126) 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 6176th and 1655th 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
$9.68
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.8
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.26
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$824
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1458
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2882
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2227
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.19
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.97
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.28
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.89
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.05
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$262
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5107
$27781

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Cities near Kingston

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 Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765