Kingston vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1461
$782
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3364
$2291
🏠 One person rent
$712
$276
🏘️ Family rent
$1211
$473
🍽️ Food expenses
$502
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$157
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$525
$983
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
41
65
😀 Quality of life
57
72
🏙️ Population
938K
12.7M

The cost of living in Kingston is 87% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4191st and 6833rd ($1461 vs $782) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 31st 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 Suzhou. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Suzhou ranked 13th in China, while ranked 6176th and 3150th 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
$9.68
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.8
$37.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.26
$5.07
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.24
$2.17
☕ Cappuccino
$4.91
$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.31
$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$824
$379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$492
$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1458
$673
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$888
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$101
$58.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$157
$89.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.9
$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.49%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2882
$6055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2227
$2903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.81
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$49.9
$43.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.7
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.19
$2.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.97
$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$1.25
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.56
$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$21.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.46
$3.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.78
$8.34
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.11
$2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.48
$1.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.1
$1.56
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$0.61
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.01
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$2.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.6
$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.28
$4.36
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.94
$9.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.89
$4.55
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.57
$1.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63
$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.7
$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27
$79.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.05
$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans
$23.8
$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.6
$75.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$262
$903
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5107
$17664

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$696
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$644
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$683
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$669
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$594
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$650
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$684
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$557
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1126
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$623
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$620
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$636
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1002
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$652
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$646
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$652
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$860
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$604
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$611
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$647
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$680
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$675
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$525
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$626
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$618
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$644
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$601
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$678
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$665
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$671
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$765
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$677
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$632
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$584
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$680
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$623