Kingston vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingston	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1364	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3138	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$654	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$1106	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$490	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$504	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	40	85
😀 Quality of life	57	71
🏙️ Population	580K	9.07M

The cost of living in Kingston is 146% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4339th and 8245th ($1364 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 341st in Jamaica and China, respectively. Check Jamaica vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Kingston compared to 1.3 months in Shenyang. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 6173rd and 3667th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Shenyang

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	Kingston	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.4	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.2	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.14	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.76	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.28	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$792	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$424	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1427	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$765	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$100	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.2	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.36%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2802	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2172	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.95	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.8	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.1	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.83	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.54	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.21	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.08	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.75	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.1	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.84	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.69	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$7.01	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.6	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.1	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.93	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.6	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$71.3	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$227	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$4783	$24707

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1223
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$793
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1055
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1030
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1164
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$947
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$973
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1072
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1149
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1645
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2126
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1266
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2761
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1656
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1354
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1574
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1884
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$529
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$528
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1601
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1504
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$533
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$544
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$552
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$567
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1300
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$541
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$546
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1300
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3615
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1221
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$536
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$529
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1154
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$721
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$855
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$713

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501