Kingstown vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Kingstown	Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2391	$3146
🏠 One person rent	$380	$636
🏘️ Family rent	$598	$1119
🍽️ Food expenses	$475	$279
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.2	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1067	$1068
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	4	99
😀 Quality of life	54	76
🏙️ Population	24.5K	24.9M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 13% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 5614th and 4880th ($995 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 5th in Saint Vincent and China, respectively. Check Saint Vincent vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Kingstown compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Kingstown ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Shanghai ranked 5th in China, while ranked 6384th and 1178th 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	$7.35	$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37	$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$1.44
☕ Cappuccino	$4.11	$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$465	$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.8	$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$69.3	$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$51.6	$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.52%	3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$602	$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$599	$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.19	$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.4	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.07	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.48	$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.43	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.5	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.86	$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.87	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.86	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.72	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.07	$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.94	$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.59	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.07	$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.13	$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.5	$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.61	$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$24.2	$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.48	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.5	$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.8	$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$105	$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10636	$27610

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Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1005
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1178
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1083
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1083
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1453
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1138
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1010
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1281
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1223
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1736
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$1039
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1724
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1716
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1715
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1723
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1718
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$707
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$645
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$613
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$830
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1143
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$680
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1114
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$772
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1330
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1327
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$773
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$873
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$650
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$685
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$2940
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$752
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$793

Cities near Shanghai

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Pudong	$1030
47 km or 29 mi	Taicang	$708
53 km or 33 mi	Kunshan	$726
74 km or 46 mi	Qidong	$725
82 km or 51 mi	Suzhou	$798
82 km or 51 mi	Jiaxing	$596
85 km or 53 mi	Haimen	$643
88 km or 55 mi	Changshu	$678
106 km or 66 mi	Nantong	$581
117 km or 73 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
121 km or 75 mi	Wuxi	$686
135 km or 84 mi	Huzhou	$680
141 km or 87 mi	Jiangyin	$658
142 km or 88 mi	Zhoushan	$571
144 km or 89 mi	Ningbo	$660
148 km or 92 mi	Jingjiang	$645
155 km or 96 mi	Shaoxing	$670
158 km or 98 mi	Yixing	$663
159 km or 99 mi	Changzhou	$636
160 km or 100 mi	Rugao	$659
161 km or 100 mi	Hangzhou	$899
177 km or 110 mi	Taixing	$651
179 km or 111 mi	Hai'an	$664
191 km or 119 mi	Liyang	$657
197 km or 122 mi	Yangzhong	$627
198 km or 123 mi	Guangde	$667
201 km or 125 mi	Danyang	$623
208 km or 129 mi	Taizhou	$693
217 km or 135 mi	Dongtai	$691
223 km or 139 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
235 km or 146 mi	Yangzhou	$623
236 km or 146 mi	Jurong	$644
244 km or 152 mi	Ningguo	$661
246 km or 153 mi	Yiwu	$696
250 km or 155 mi	Xinghua	$693
250 km or 156 mi	Yizheng	$620
259 km or 161 mi	Linhai	$677
260 km or 161 mi	Xuancheng	$684
262 km or 163 mi	Gaoyou	$644
274 km or 170 mi	Nanjing	$789