Kingston vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kingston	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1250	$721
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3250	$2070
🏠 One person rent	$578	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$1344	$526
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$83.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$724
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	41	20
😀 Quality of life	56	43
🏙️ Population	580K	6.49M

The cost of living in Kingston is 73% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4318th and 6691st ($1250 vs $721) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 70th in Jamaica and China, respectively. Check Jamaica vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Kingston compared to 1 months in Shangrao. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Shangrao ranked 244th in China, while ranked 5883rd and 6824th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Shangrao

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	Kingston	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.46	$3.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$41.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.62	$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$2.09
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$1.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$343
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1383	$687
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$33.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$51.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$5578
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2164	$2536
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$22.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$4.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.28	$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$1.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$0.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.92	$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$4.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.5	$39.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.65	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$44.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$5.82
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.1	$52.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$78.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2133	$20642

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1062
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$758
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$936
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$698
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1005
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$768
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$674
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1005
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1020
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1527
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2555
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1536
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2841
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$2153
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1671
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1176
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1727
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1872
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$492
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$492
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1869
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1784
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$494
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$504
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$514
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$525
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1654
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$501
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$506
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1626
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3374
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1507
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$497
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$491
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1371
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1312
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$589
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$714
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$1247
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$712

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$643
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$655
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$645
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$644
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$677
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$713
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$620
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$811
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$741
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$678
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$538
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$725
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$708
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$667
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$694
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$700
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$720
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$787
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$744
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$728
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$671
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$647
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$789
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$831
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$664
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$687
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$707
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$581
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$755
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$719
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$898
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$613
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$735
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$699
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$669
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$697
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$675
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$587
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$696