Kingstown vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Kingstown	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$988	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2356	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$380	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$601	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$469	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$64.5	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1322	$648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	4	24
😀 Quality of life	52	44
🏙️ Population	12.9K	7.82M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 65% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5682nd and 7835th ($988 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 183rd 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 1.1 months in Shangqiu. Kingstown ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 6494th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kingstown vs Shangqiu

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	Kingstown	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.42	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.7	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.66	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$4.06	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.33	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$454	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$485	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.9	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$70.2	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.47%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$593	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$594	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.2	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.2	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.1	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.2	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.05	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.5	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.82	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.24	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.96	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.8	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.19	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.11	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.59	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.96	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.63	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.6	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.66	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$18.8	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.31	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$64.8	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$74.3	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$106	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9791	$17107

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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 Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517