Kingston vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingston Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1325
$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3635
$1798
🏠 One person rent
$605
$544
🏘️ Family rent
$1602
$331
🍽️ Food expenses
$499
$237
🚐 Transport expenses
$127
$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$765
$839
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
41
21
😀 Quality of life
54
40
🏙️ Population
580K
6.71M

The cost of living in Kingston is 40% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 4282nd and 5996th ($1325 vs $947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 14th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. Kingston ranked 1st best city to live in Jamaica vs Yancheng ranked 240th in China, while ranked 5962nd and 6953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingston vs Yancheng

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Kingston Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.66
$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.8
$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.8
$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.17
$1.9
☕ Cappuccino
$4.05
$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.41
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$372
$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2261
$403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
$230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.8
$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$147
$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$53.2
$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
9.37%
4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1937
$2559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1690
$1978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.96
$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38
$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.1
$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.31
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$4.25
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.46
$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.45
$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.1
$2.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.29
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.08
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.13
$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.83
$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.76
$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$11.4
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.97
$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.99
$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$7
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.58
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75
$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.9
$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.1
$46
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.66
$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.9
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.4
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2136
$20047

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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 Yancheng

Distance City Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi Xinghua
$699
62 km or 39 mi Dongtai
$698
93 km or 58 mi Gaoyou
$648
94 km or 58 mi Huai'an
$705
101 km or 62 mi Hai'an
$676
104 km or 64 mi Taizhou
$673
119 km or 74 mi Rugao
$674
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhou
$650
132 km or 82 mi Tianchang
$645
132 km or 82 mi Yangzhong
$629
136 km or 85 mi Taixing
$665
146 km or 91 mi Zhenjiang
$538
154 km or 96 mi Yizheng
$617
155 km or 96 mi Jingjiang
$674
160 km or 99 mi Lianyungang
$588
164 km or 102 mi Danyang
$630
166 km or 103 mi Jiangyin
$685
172 km or 107 mi Nantong
$620
173 km or 108 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
177 km or 110 mi Changzhou
$729
181 km or 113 mi Suqian
$656
184 km or 114 mi Jurong
$651
193 km or 120 mi Haimen
$661
197 km or 122 mi Nanjing
$774
198 km or 123 mi Xinyi
$608
202 km or 125 mi Changshu
$718
204 km or 127 mi Wuxi
$686
211 km or 131 mi Mingguang
$623
223 km or 138 mi Pizhou
$612
226 km or 141 mi Qidong
$738
227 km or 141 mi Yixing
$702
228 km or 142 mi Liyang
$690
234 km or 145 mi Rizhao
$610
234 km or 146 mi Taicang
$706
237 km or 147 mi Suzhou
$1020
237 km or 147 mi Kunshan
$749
248 km or 154 mi Linyi
$585
250 km or 155 mi Ma'anshan
$748
264 km or 164 mi Bengbu
$524
275 km or 171 mi Pudong
$1028