Kingstown vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Kingstown	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1008	$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2491	$3757
🏠 One person rent	$386	$635
🏘️ Family rent	$729	$1613
🍽️ Food expenses	$450	$308
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.1	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$613	$1455
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	4	100
😀 Quality of life	35	78
🏙️ Population	12.9K	24.9M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 15% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5256th and 4461st ($1008 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.2 months in Shanghai. Kingstown ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 7788th and 558th 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	$7.83	$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.8	$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.17	$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$1.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.73	$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.84	$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$367	$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$831	$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.5	$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$80.9	$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$48.1	$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.05%	4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$592	$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$595	$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.47	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.3	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.73	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.78	$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.7	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.91	$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.22	$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.86	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.21	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.3	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.51	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.34	$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$64.3	$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.44	$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$34.8	$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.59	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$82.3	$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3332	$28143

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Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$993
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1108
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1069
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1069
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1571
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1294
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1099
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$834
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1168
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1218
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1217
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1053
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1576
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$898
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1570
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1570
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1561
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1579
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1575
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$710
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$666
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$654
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$838
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1074
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$686
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1076
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$748
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1212
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1214
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$732
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$769
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$719
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$608
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$637
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1857
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$700
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$760

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1074
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$731
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$771
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$763
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$1020
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$682
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$731
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$651
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$687
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$699
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$688
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$690
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$677
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$675
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$755
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$707
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$713
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$682
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$831
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$665
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$679
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$694
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$625
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$707
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$625
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$651
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$703
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$631
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$645
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$720
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$725
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$696
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$617
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$719
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$789
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$652
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$740