Kingstown vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingstown	Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1000	$708
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2468	$2004
🏠 One person rent	$370	$301
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$455	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$70.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$615	$725
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	4	60
😀 Quality of life	26	53
🏙️ Population	13.9K	9.4M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 41% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 5500th and 6849th ($1000 vs $708) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 51st in Saint Vincent and China, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Kingstown compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Kingstown ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Ningbo ranked 48th in China, while ranked 8510th and 6084th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingstown vs Ningbo

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	Kingstown	Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.63	$3.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$19.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.79	$4.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$342
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$463
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$36.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$56.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	4.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$600	$5147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$601	$3264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.2	$14.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$4.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.87	$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$2.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$1.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$4.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$9.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$4.06
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.64	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$23.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$7.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.79	$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$44.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$62.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$595
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7119	$12465

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Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789

Cities near Ningbo

Distance	City	Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi	Zhoushan	$590
94 km or 58 mi	Shaoxing	$716
120 km or 75 mi	Linhai	$661
124 km or 77 mi	Jiaxing	$573
139 km or 87 mi	Hangzhou	$805
144 km or 89 mi	Shanghai	$1097
150 km or 93 mi	Pudong	$984
156 km or 97 mi	Yiwu	$677
167 km or 104 mi	Wenling	$671
177 km or 110 mi	Kunshan	$700
178 km or 111 mi	Huzhou	$670
180 km or 112 mi	Taicang	$665
182 km or 113 mi	Suzhou	$868
203 km or 126 mi	Jinhua	$587
212 km or 132 mi	Changshu	$645
216 km or 134 mi	Qidong	$701
224 km or 139 mi	Wuxi	$670
224 km or 139 mi	Lishui	$682
226 km or 140 mi	Wenzhou	$726
227 km or 141 mi	Haimen	$631
234 km or 146 mi	Yixing	$695
234 km or 146 mi	Guangde	$650
242 km or 150 mi	Zhangjiagang	$640
243 km or 151 mi	Nantong	$602
249 km or 155 mi	Rui'an	$681
257 km or 160 mi	Jiangyin	$657
260 km or 162 mi	Ningguo	$642
262 km or 163 mi	Liyang	$654
263 km or 163 mi	Changzhou	$702
267 km or 166 mi	Jingjiang	$643
278 km or 173 mi	Quzhou	$616
294 km or 182 mi	Xuancheng	$672
294 km or 183 mi	Taixing	$636
294 km or 183 mi	Rugao	$644
302 km or 187 mi	Danyang	$607
310 km or 193 mi	Yangzhong	$603
313 km or 194 mi	Huangshan	$642
313 km or 195 mi	Hai'an	$643
325 km or 202 mi	Jurong	$621
327 km or 203 mi	Zhenjiang	$522