Kingstown vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingstown Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2430
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$367
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$626
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$66.8
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$613
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
4
100
😀 Quality of life
26
79
🏙️ Population
13.9K
24.9M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 14% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5821st and 4780th ($981 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 6th 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 1.7 months in Shanghai. Kingstown ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 8479th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingstown vs Shanghai

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Kingstown Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.59
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.4
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.66
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.72
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.87
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$287
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$622
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$457
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$55.5
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$85.4
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$50.7
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.01%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$595
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.66
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.8
$6.13
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.75
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.69
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.18
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.86
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.12
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.4
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.99
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.6
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.73
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.86
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.6
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.41
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.56
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$38.3
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.8
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$102
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$112
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$186
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7051
$31401

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$1065
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$1665
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$1390
175 km or 109 mi Bridgetown
$1360
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$1101
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$1003
269 km or 167 mi Portsmouth
$1138
280 km or 174 mi Port of Spain
$1168
281 km or 175 mi San Juan
$1164
296 km or 184 mi Chaguanas
$1070
319 km or 198 mi Basse-Terre
$1599
322 km or 200 mi San Fernando
$964
339 km or 210 mi Petit-Bourg
$1598
341 km or 212 mi Sainte-Anne
$1593
346 km or 215 mi Les Abymes
$1582
347 km or 216 mi Baie-Mahault
$1596
352 km or 219 mi Le Moule
$1594
353 km or 219 mi Carupano
$719
372 km or 231 mi La Asuncion
$692
376 km or 234 mi Porlamar
$684
436 km or 271 mi Maturin
$871
436 km or 271 mi All Saints
$1081
440 km or 273 mi Cumana
$691
445 km or 276 mi St. John's
$1084
465 km or 289 mi Tucupita
$770
487 km or 302 mi Basseterre
$1241
492 km or 306 mi Cayon
$1242
493 km or 306 mi Puerto la Cruz
$771
502 km or 312 mi Lecheria
$821
505 km or 314 mi Barcelona
$704
545 km or 338 mi Anaco
$627
548 km or 341 mi Cantaura
$662
557 km or 346 mi Ciudad Guayana
$892
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$1926
579 km or 360 mi El Tigre
$731
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$785

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Distance City Cost of living
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$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
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$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
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$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774