Kingston vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kingston	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1250	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3250	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$578	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$1344	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$458	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$125	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$645	$720
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	41	24
😀 Quality of life	56	43
🏙️ Population	580K	6.56M

The cost of living in Kingston is 116% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 4318th and 7871st ($1250 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 396th 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 Shaoyang. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 5883rd and 6810th 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	$6.46	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.62	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$3.81	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.22	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$603	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$384	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1383	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1081	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$47.7	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.96%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2310	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2164	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.96	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.5	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.36	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.28	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.11	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.23	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.13	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.11	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.71	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.12	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.76	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.5	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.92	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.56	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71.5	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.65	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.1	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.66	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$36.1	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.2	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$235	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2133	$11076

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586