Kingston vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	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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Prices in Kingston vs Shangrao

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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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Cities near Kingston

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