Kingston vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1250
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3250
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$578
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$1344
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$125
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$645
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
41
96
😀 Quality of life
56
80
🏙️ Population
580K
17.5M

The cost of living in Kingston is 33% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4318th and 5744th ($1250 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5883rd and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Shenzhen

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Kingston Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.46
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$64
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.62
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.12
 Cappuccino
$3.81
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.22
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$603
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1383
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1081
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$155
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$47.7
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.96%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2310
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2164
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.1
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.5
$4.56
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.36
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.28
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.11
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.23
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.15
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.13
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.8
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.11
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.71
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.92
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7.05
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.56
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$71.5
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.65
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$36.1
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2133
$24305

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584