Kingston vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$1703
🏠 One person rent
$605
$223
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$448
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$232
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$727
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
41
24
😀 Quality of life
54
39
🏙️ Population
580K
6.56M

The cost of living in Kingston is 117% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4282nd and 7649th ($1325 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 5962nd and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Shaoyang

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Kingston Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$1.15
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$10066

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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 Shaoyang

Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Lengshuijiang
$553
54 km or 34 mi Lianyuan
$570
76 km or 47 mi Loudi
$600
89 km or 55 mi Yongzhou
$618
117 km or 73 mi Hengyang
$611
151 km or 94 mi Hongjiang
$558
153 km or 95 mi Huaihua
$599
158 km or 98 mi Xiangtan
$603
160 km or 99 mi Ningxiang
$595
171 km or 107 mi Yiyang
$611
178 km or 111 mi Zhuzhou
$601
182 km or 113 mi Changsha
$582
201 km or 125 mi Changde
$497
205 km or 127 mi Liling
$584
209 km or 130 mi Jishou
$556
223 km or 138 mi Chenzhou
$746
231 km or 143 mi Zhangjiajie
$569
232 km or 144 mi Tongren
$596
239 km or 148 mi Pingxiang
$594
250 km or 155 mi Guilin
$538
269 km or 167 mi Jinshi
$552
286 km or 178 mi Yueyang
$623
287 km or 179 mi Lianzhou
$783
290 km or 180 mi Shishou
$566
294 km or 183 mi Yichun
$611
314 km or 195 mi Hezhou
$780
315 km or 196 mi Linxiang
$592
328 km or 204 mi Songzi
$573
344 km or 214 mi Shaoguan
$852
346 km or 215 mi Xinyu
$590
346 km or 215 mi Honghu
$612
347 km or 216 mi Ji'an
$628
350 km or 217 mi Yidu
$580
351 km or 218 mi Jingzhou
$605
362 km or 225 mi Chibi
$614
378 km or 235 mi Ganzhou
$813
385 km or 239 mi Liuzhou
$607
386 km or 240 mi Yichang
$619
391 km or 243 mi Enshi
$581
397 km or 246 mi Xiantao
$610