Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 31.8% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 71.2% more for restaurants
Beijing
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
$6.62
JMD1,035.25
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.82
CN¥42.17
|
$6.62
JMD1,035.25
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.53
CN¥3.84
|
$1.07
JMD166.58
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.33
CN¥2.42
|
$0.73
JMD113.88
|
|
pay 72.7% more for groceries
Beijing
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$2.04
CN¥14.77
|
$2.98
JMD465.28
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.63
CN¥48.03
|
$6.84
JMD1,069.38
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.67
CN¥55.55
|
$13.78
JMD2,153.60
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.89
CN¥13.70
|
$3.37
JMD526.47
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.03
|
$3.01
JMD470.54
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$1.00
CN¥7.25
|
$2.21
JMD346.14
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
CN¥6.68
|
$1.30
JMD203.15
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.97
CN¥7.01
|
$1.71
JMD267.66
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.70
CN¥5.08
|
$1.16
JMD181.50
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.09
|
$0.97
JMD152.17
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.48
CN¥3.51
|
$0.94
JMD146.40
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for transportation
Beijing
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.79
CN¥34.71
|
$5.12
JMD801.15
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$43.66
CN¥316.25
|
$36.42
JMD5,693.90
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$24,196.95
CN¥175,256.11
|
$39,733.24
JMD6,211,527.47
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$5.53
CN¥40.06
|
$28.48
JMD4,451.59
|
|
pay 49.4% more for housing
Beijing
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$20.10
CN¥145.55
|
$44.25
JMD6,917.29
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,154.95
CN¥8,365.17
|
$698.87
JMD109,255.09
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$634.84
CN¥4,598.05
|
$385.02
JMD60,190.99
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$44.96
CN¥325.61
|
$115.17
JMD18,005.31
|
|
pay 80.9% less for childcare
Beijing
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$951.31
CN¥6,890.27
|
$286.65
JMD44,811.73
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$27,770.10
CN¥201,136.03
|
$2,240.51
JMD350,261.13
|
|
pay 27.1% more for entertainment and sports
Beijing
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.46
CN¥10.54
|
$2.15
JMD336.46
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$4.37
CN¥31.68
|
$3.65
JMD571.15
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.37
CN¥31.63
|
$9.27
JMD1,449.36
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$58.33
CN¥422.46
|
$54.58
JMD8,533.09
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$10.12
CN¥73.26
|
$9.93
JMD1,552.88
|
|
pay 34.5% less for clothing
Beijing
|
Kingston
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$69.18
CN¥501.04
|
$38.31
JMD5,989.69
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$43.88
CN¥317.83
|
$32.17
JMD5,028.38
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$89.48
CN¥648.09
|
$67.46
JMD10,546.66
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$124.62
CN¥902.63
|
$72.43
JMD11,323.10
|
|
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