Kingston vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$710
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$2138
🏠 One person rent
$605
$300
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$250
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$68.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$1012
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
41
90
😀 Quality of life
54
71
🏙️ Population
580K
13.9M

The cost of living in Kingston is 87% more expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 4282nd and 6862nd ($1325 vs $710) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 81st 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 1.4 months in Tianjin. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Tianjin ranked 10th in China, while ranked 5962nd and 2285th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Tianjin

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Kingston Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$0.85
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$4.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$204
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$1072
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$495
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$67.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$8.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
4.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$7862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$2825
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$4.38
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$2.78
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$9.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$1.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$3.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$5.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$1.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$14.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$6.43
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$72.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$3.83
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$40.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$79.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$482
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$16590

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$700
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$734
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$679
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$693
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$786
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$720
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$742
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$611
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1067
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$769
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$675
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$620
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$649
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$714
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$677
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$482
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$668
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$684
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$572
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$605
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$670
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$614
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$677
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$869
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$760
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$748
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$588
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$568
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$616
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$555
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$547
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$670
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$597
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$632
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$581
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$526
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$618