Kingstown vs Shangqiu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Kingstown	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$981	$775
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2430	$2025
🏠 One person rent	$367	$391
🏘️ Family rent	$626	$679
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$236
🚐 Transport expenses	$66.8	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$613	$679
😷 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 27% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 5821st and 6542nd ($981 vs $775) 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 0.9 months in Shangqiu. Kingstown ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Shangqiu ranked 316th in China, while ranked 8479th and 7163rd 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	$6.59	$4.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$55.4	$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.66	$5.82
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.85	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$2.72	$3.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.87	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$287	$312
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$254	$353
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$622	$494
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$457	$645
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$55.5	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$85.4	$53.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.7	$11.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	12.01%	4.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$595	$3237
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$593	$2037
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.66	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59.6	$17
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.8	$3.85
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.75	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.69	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.18	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.12	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.37	$0.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.9	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$14.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.43	$3.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.73	$4.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.86	$3.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.6	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.7	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.56	$5.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.3	$27.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.8	$4.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$102	$52.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$76.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$432
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7051	$18304

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Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1004
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1196
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1159
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1061
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1065
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1665
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1390
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1360
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1101
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$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
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1926
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$731
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$785

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$633
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$1433
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$613
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$819
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$623
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$688
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$599
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$619
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$670
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$528
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$639
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$630
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$826
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$673
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$610
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$568
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$559
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$612
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$620
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$623
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$586
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$522
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$588
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$648
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$571
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$565
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$541
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$531
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$612
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$602
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$659
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$593
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$538
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$524
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$587
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$580
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$542