Kingstown vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingstown	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$621
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2356	$1442
🏠 One person rent	$380	$296
🏘️ Family rent	$601	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$469	$176
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.5	$78
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1322	$889
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	4	53
😀 Quality of life	52	70
🏙️ Population	12.9K	8.78M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 59% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5682nd and 7641st ($988 vs $621) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 138th in Saint Vincent and China, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Kingstown compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Kingstown ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Quanzhou ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 6494th and 4086th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingstown vs Quanzhou

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	Kingstown	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.42	$2.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.7	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$231
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$416
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.2	$46
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	3.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$593	$2827
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$594	$1854
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.2	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.2	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$0.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$4.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$0.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$0.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$0.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$6.97
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.11	$2.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$3.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$5.42
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.8	$23.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.31	$8.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.8	$19.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.3	$82.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$224
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9791	$9321

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Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$988
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1169
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1076
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1075
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1741
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1463
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1352
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1111
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1008
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1248
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1213
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1079
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1673
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1007
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1673
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1662
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1656
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1662
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1659
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$697
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$638
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$610
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$838
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1135
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$688
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1131
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$764
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1336
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1338
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$696
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$760
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$908
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$642
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2878
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$736
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$784

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$615
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$901
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$707
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$681
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$628
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$697
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$616
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$628
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$914
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$1006
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$695
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$894
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$894
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$993
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$454
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$868
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$914
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$589
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$669
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$942
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$894
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$451
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1135
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1313
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$579
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$1002
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$1030
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$802
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$600
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$854
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$700
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$897
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$650
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$578
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$753
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$586
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$589
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$941