Kingston vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingston	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1378	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3571	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$664	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$1546	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$132	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$763	$886
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	41	98
😀 Quality of life	54	70
🏙️ Population	580K	12.3M

The cost of living in Kingston is 110% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 3941st and 7163rd ($1378 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 95th 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 Wuhan. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 5942nd and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Wuhan

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	Kingston	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.64	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.3	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$8.29	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$4.32	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.32	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$816	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$434	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1923	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1193	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$102	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$155	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.8	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.4%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2836	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2205	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.87	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.2	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$4.08	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.6	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.91	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.46	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.14	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.88	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.74	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.1	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.86	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.87	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.99	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.57	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.64	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$73.6	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.3	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.2	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.55	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$27.6	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$72	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$265	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$2764	$8658

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Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586