Kingston vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$2025
🏠 One person rent
$605
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$679
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$236
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$679
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
41
24
😀 Quality of life
54
38
🏙️ Population
580K
7.82M

The cost of living in Kingston is 71% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 4282nd and 6542nd ($1325 vs $775) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 43rd 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 5962nd and 7163rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kingston Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$1.13
 Cappuccino
$4.05
$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$3.85
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$18304

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1165
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$783
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$849
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1143
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$821
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$978
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1018
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1123
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1416
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2117
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2760
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1558
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1280
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1556
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1824
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$513
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$514
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1525
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1405
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$516
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$527
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$536
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1260
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$524
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$529
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1260
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3644
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1103
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1053
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$727
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$878
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$728

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Distance City Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi Yongcheng
$633
92 km or 57 mi Heze
$1433
117 km or 73 mi Huaibei
$613
121 km or 75 mi Changyuan
$819
126 km or 79 mi Kaifeng
$623
128 km or 79 mi Zoucheng
$688
128 km or 80 mi Zhoukou
$599
129 km or 80 mi Xiangcheng
$598
132 km or 82 mi Jieshou
$619
137 km or 85 mi Jining
$670
142 km or 89 mi Xuzhou
$528
150 km or 93 mi Suzhou
$639
156 km or 97 mi Tengzhou
$630
159 km or 99 mi Puyang
$826
170 km or 106 mi Fuyang
$673
174 km or 108 mi Xuchang
$610
174 km or 108 mi Changge
$568
176 km or 110 mi Xinzheng
$559
178 km or 110 mi Luohe
$612
178 km or 111 mi Qufu
$620
181 km or 112 mi Zaozhuang
$623
181 km or 113 mi Weihui
$586
185 km or 115 mi Zhengzhou
$522
188 km or 117 mi Xinxiang
$588
192 km or 119 mi Hebi
$648
202 km or 126 mi Yuzhou
$571
204 km or 127 mi Huixian
$565
208 km or 129 mi Xinmi
$541
210 km or 131 mi Xingyang
$531
217 km or 135 mi Pizhou
$612
220 km or 137 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Zhumadian
$659
221 km or 137 mi Feicheng
$593
227 km or 141 mi Liaocheng
$538
229 km or 142 mi Bengbu
$524
229 km or 143 mi Pingdingshan
$611
233 km or 145 mi Wugang
$587
236 km or 147 mi Tai'an
$580
238 km or 148 mi Jiaozuo
$502
240 km or 149 mi Dengfeng
$542