Kingstown vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Kingstown	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1000	$736
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2468	$1915
🏠 One person rent	$370	$371
🏘️ Family rent	$623	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$455	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.7	$69.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$615	$707
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	4	24
😀 Quality of life	26	38
🏙️ Population	13.9K	7.82M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 36% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5500th and 6735th ($1000 vs $736) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 43rd 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 months in Shangqiu. Kingstown ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Shangqiu ranked 300th in China, while ranked 8510th and 7140th 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	$6.63	$3.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.3	$19.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.79	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.84	$1.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$2.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.11	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$292	$296
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$464
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$451	$609
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$56.6	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.9	$52.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.1	$10.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.98%	3.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$600	$3083
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$601	$1982
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.68	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.2	$16.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.87	$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.68	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$0.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.34	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.88	$2.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.16	$1.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$1.08
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$0.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.22	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.2	$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$3.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.64	$4.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.78	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.5	$2.19
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.4	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37	$39.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.52	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$27
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.79	$4.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$69.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$184	$371
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7119	$17921

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Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$600
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1385
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$584
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$787
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$545
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$660
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$580
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$577
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$591
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$643
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$484
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$602
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$591
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$800
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$633
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$586
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$547
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$538
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$591
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$593
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$548
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$571
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$512
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$575
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$625
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$552
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$551
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$528
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$519
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$575
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$578
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$637
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$571
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$522
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$505
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$591
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$571
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$561
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$479
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$529