Kingston vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Kingston	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1461	$575
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3364	$1749
🏠 One person rent	$712	$211
🏘️ Family rent	$1211	$356
🍽️ Food expenses	$502	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$157	$63.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$525	$835
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	41	74
😀 Quality of life	57	70
🏙️ Population	938K	9.07M

The cost of living in Kingston is 154% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 4191st and 8176th ($1461 vs $575) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 313th 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 1.5 months in Shenyang. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Shenyang ranked 29th in China, while ranked 6176th and 3872nd 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	$9.68	$2.88
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$21.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.26	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$0.86
☕ Cappuccino	$4.91	$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.31	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$211
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$492	$148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$372
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$888	$266
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$101	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$54.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.9	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.49%	4.82%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$2226
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2227	$1276
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.81	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$49.9	$12.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.7	$3.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.19	$1.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.97	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.64	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.56	$1.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$3.36
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.78	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.11	$1.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.15
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.48	$0.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.01	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.94	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.6	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.97	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.28	$3.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.89	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.65	$1.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63	$21.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.7	$5.66
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27	$21.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.05	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$23.8	$42.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72.6	$81.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$262	$481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5107	$25508

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$835
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1109
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$970
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1018
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2134
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1165
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1664
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1355
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1888
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$537
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$535
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1616
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1519
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$548
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$550
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$557
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$573
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$549
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$554
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1315
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3759
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$541
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$533
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1097
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$639
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$785
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$769

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$483
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$522
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$545
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$454
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$507
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$534
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$447
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$537
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$504
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$541
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$562
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$543
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$540
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$560
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$536
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$534
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$544
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$590
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$477
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$568
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$562
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$534
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$559
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$514
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$542
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$599
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$540
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1540
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$578
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$607
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$588
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1560
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1539
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$523