Kingston vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$664	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$709
😷 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 133% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 3941st and 7740th ($1378 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 263rd 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 5942nd and 7044th 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	$7.64	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$11393

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600