Kingstown vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingstown Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$988
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2356
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$380
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$601
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$469
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$64.5
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1322
$969
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
4
96
😀 Quality of life
52
78
🏙️ Population
12.9K
17.5M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 12% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5682nd and 6334th ($988 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 17th 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 Shenzhen. Kingstown ranked 1st best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 6494th and 1094th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kingstown Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.42
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.7
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.5
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.66
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$4.06
$3.12
🥤 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
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$291
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$454
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$485
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.9
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.2
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$52
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.47%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$593
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$594
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.2
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$50.2
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.1
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.06
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.5
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.82
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.92
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.24
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.27
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.8
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.11
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.59
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.96
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.69
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.63
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.6
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.66
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$18.8
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.31
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$64.8
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.3
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$106
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9791
$22402

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$988
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634