Kingston vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kingston	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1482	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3425	$2040
🏠 One person rent	$740	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$1278	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$494	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$745	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	41	18
😀 Quality of life	61	46
🏙️ Population	938K	6.49M

The cost of living in Kingston is 117% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 4050th and 7385th ($1482 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 80th 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 1.2 months in Shangrao. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 5741st and 7068th 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	$10.2	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.3	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.92	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$0.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.24	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$861	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$510	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$933	$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$106	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$166	$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.42%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2845	$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2196	$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.8	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.9	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.17	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.73	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.98	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.91	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.3	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.96	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.42	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.98	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.5	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.3	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.32	$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.3	$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$304	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5834	$25646

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1314
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$874
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1152
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1102
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1285
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$964
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1024
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1092
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1201
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1650
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2128
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1274
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2774
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1163
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1673
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1352
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1575
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$523
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$523
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1619
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1522
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$539
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$545
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$559
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1322
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$535
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$539
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1319
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3795
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1232
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$530
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$522
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1090
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1158
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$688
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$857
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$886
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$814

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$596
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$617
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$628
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$435
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$646
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$603
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$611
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$686
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$689
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$542
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$696
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$615
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$551
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$640
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$672
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$652
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$661
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$774
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$717
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$653
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$587
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$618
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$684
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$899
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$679
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$612
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$667
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$592
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$670
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$677
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$671
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$632
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$687
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$680
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$691
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$673
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$610
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$628