Kingston vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$605
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$1649
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
41
96
😀 Quality of life
54
79
🏙️ Population
580K
17.7M

The cost of living in Kingston is 38% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 4282nd and 5948th ($1325 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 5962nd and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kingston Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$24117

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1165
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$783
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$849
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1143
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$821
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$978
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1018
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1123
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1416
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2117
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2760
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1558
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1280
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1556
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1824
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$513
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$514
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1525
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1405
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$516
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$527
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$536
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1260
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$524
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$529
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1260
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3644
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1103
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1053
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$727
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$878
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$728

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618