Kingston vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$605
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$1044
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
41
70
😀 Quality of life
54
67
🏙️ Population
580K
12.7M

The cost of living in Kingston is 30% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4282nd and 5553rd ($1325 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 5962nd and 3798th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Suzhou

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Kingston Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$4.25
 Cappuccino
$4.05
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$4.69
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$26560

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645