Kingstown vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kingstown Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1008
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2491
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$386
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$729
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$450
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.1
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$613
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
4
96
😀 Quality of life
35
80
🏙️ Population
12.9K
17.5M

The cost of living in Kingstown is 7% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 5256th and 5744th ($1008 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 16th 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 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Kingstown ranked 2nd best city to live in Saint Vincent vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 7788th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Kingstown Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.83
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$55.8
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.17
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.23
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.73
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.84
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$264
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$831
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$543
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$80.9
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.1
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
12.05%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$592
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$595
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.47
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.2
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.73
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.78
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.1
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.61
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.91
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.22
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.86
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.21
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.9
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.51
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.43
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.15
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.34
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.3
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.44
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.8
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.59
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$82.3
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$149
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$3332
$24305

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$993
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$1191
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$1108
124 km or 77 mi Grenville
$1069
136 km or 85 mi St. George's
$1069
160 km or 100 mi Fort-de-France
$1571
173 km or 107 mi Holetown
$1294
175 km or 109 mi Bridgetown
$1353
227 km or 141 mi Scarborough
$1099
238 km or 148 mi Roseau
$834
269 km or 167 mi Portsmouth
$1168
280 km or 174 mi Port of Spain
$1218
281 km or 175 mi San Juan
$1217
296 km or 184 mi Chaguanas
$1053
319 km or 198 mi Basse-Terre
$1576
322 km or 200 mi San Fernando
$898
339 km or 210 mi Petit-Bourg
$1570
341 km or 212 mi Sainte-Anne
$1570
346 km or 215 mi Les Abymes
$1561
347 km or 216 mi Baie-Mahault
$1579
352 km or 219 mi Le Moule
$1575
353 km or 219 mi Carupano
$710
372 km or 231 mi La Asuncion
$666
376 km or 234 mi Porlamar
$654
436 km or 271 mi Maturin
$838
436 km or 271 mi All Saints
$1074
440 km or 273 mi Cumana
$686
445 km or 276 mi St. John's
$1076
465 km or 289 mi Tucupita
$748
487 km or 302 mi Basseterre
$1212
492 km or 306 mi Cayon
$1214
493 km or 306 mi Puerto la Cruz
$732
502 km or 312 mi Lecheria
$769
505 km or 314 mi Barcelona
$719
545 km or 338 mi Anaco
$608
548 km or 341 mi Cantaura
$637
557 km or 346 mi Ciudad Guayana
$868
574 km or 357 mi Philipsburg
$1857
579 km or 360 mi El Tigre
$700
587 km or 365 mi Upata
$760

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Distance City Cost of living
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$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
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$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
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$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584