Kingston vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$716
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$2023
🏠 One person rent
$605
$289
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$527
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$249
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$91.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$764
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
41
20
😀 Quality of life
54
40
🏙️ Population
580K
6.44M

The cost of living in Kingston is 85% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4282nd and 6841st ($1325 vs $716) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 76th 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 1.1 months in Shangrao. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Shangrao ranked 224th in China, while ranked 5962nd and 6892nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Kingston Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$3.54
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$25.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$0.71
 Cappuccino
$4.05
$2.15
🥤 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
$334
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$413
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$32.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$48.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$16.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
4.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$5346
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$2656
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$23.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$5.27
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$2.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$3.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$2.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$8.52
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$38.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.41
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$45.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$5.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$483
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$19047

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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

Cities near Shangrao

Distance City Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi Guixi
$634
77 km or 48 mi Wuyishan
$643
97 km or 60 mi Yingtan
$636
106 km or 66 mi Quzhou
$633
120 km or 75 mi Jingdezhen
$666
145 km or 90 mi Huangshan
$694
165 km or 103 mi Fuzhou
$618
180 km or 112 mi Jinhua
$731
191 km or 119 mi Lishui
$719
201 km or 125 mi Nanping
$673
205 km or 127 mi Nanchang
$521
227 km or 141 mi Yiwu
$708
237 km or 147 mi Jiujiang
$670
246 km or 153 mi Anqing
$642
246 km or 153 mi Sanming
$642
250 km or 155 mi Ningde
$683
251 km or 156 mi Chizhou
$672
262 km or 163 mi Ningguo
$703
268 km or 167 mi Wenzhou
$776
274 km or 170 mi Rui'an
$719
278 km or 173 mi Tongling
$705
279 km or 174 mi Qianshan
$636
282 km or 175 mi Wuxue
$646
289 km or 179 mi Xuancheng
$771
293 km or 182 mi Hangzhou
$843
294 km or 183 mi Fuzhou
$706
306 km or 190 mi Tongcheng
$658
307 km or 191 mi Guangde
$698
307 km or 191 mi Xinyu
$590
308 km or 191 mi Shaoxing
$742
313 km or 195 mi Linhai
$702
324 km or 201 mi Wuhu
$903
328 km or 204 mi Ji'an
$628
333 km or 207 mi Wenling
$712
340 km or 211 mi Huzhou
$706
344 km or 214 mi Daye
$676
345 km or 214 mi Huangshi
$714
350 km or 217 mi Putian
$661
358 km or 223 mi Yichun
$611
361 km or 224 mi Chaohu
$694