Cost of living comparison
Kingston is 59.1% more expensive than Beijing.
If you lived in Kingston instead of Beijing, you would:
pay 96.7% more for restaurants
|
Beijing
|
Kingston
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$4.15
CN¥29.59
|
$6.40
JMD1,012.80
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.54
CN¥39.46
|
$7.68
JMD1,215.36
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.59
|
$1.24
JMD195.55
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.31
CN¥2.21
|
$0.77
JMD122.32
|
|
pay 2.2 times more for groceries
|
Beijing
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.43
CN¥10.19
|
$3.26
JMD516.17
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.83
CN¥48.63
|
$7.03
JMD1,113.33
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.46
CN¥53.16
|
$16.07
JMD2,544.55
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.45
|
$4.39
JMD695.65
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.44
CN¥10.28
|
$3.25
JMD514.89
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.96
CN¥6.83
|
$2.39
JMD377.81
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.79
CN¥5.65
|
$1.41
JMD224.01
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.87
CN¥6.21
|
$1.86
JMD294.71
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.58
CN¥4.11
|
$1.22
JMD193.56
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.37
CN¥2.62
|
$1.13
JMD179.38
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.49
CN¥3.47
|
$1.01
JMD159.77
|
|
pay 2.5 times more for transportation
|
Beijing
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.35
CN¥31.01
|
$5.09
JMD805.79
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$34.62
CN¥246.61
|
$38.38
JMD6,076.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$20,773.90
CN¥147,964.16
|
$43,822.25
JMD6,937,702.48
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.68
CN¥33.34
|
$26.55
JMD4,203.13
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
|
Beijing
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$13.59
CN¥96.79
|
$48.43
JMD7,667.48
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$969.73
CN¥6,906.97
|
$731.08
JMD115,739.85
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$561.86
CN¥4,001.89
|
$447.17
JMD70,793.93
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$42.17
CN¥300.36
|
$127.20
JMD20,136.91
|
|
pay 80.2% less for childcare
|
Beijing
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$836.50
CN¥5,958.03
|
$259.63
JMD41,102.93
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,256.69
CN¥179,893.27
|
$2,149.53
JMD340,301.90
|
|
pay 53.6% more for entertainment and sports
|
Beijing
|
Kingston
|
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|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.38
CN¥9.86
|
$2.24
JMD354.48
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.73
CN¥26.58
|
$3.89
JMD615.32
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.46
CN¥24.66
|
$8.96
JMD1,417.92
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$62.16
CN¥442.74
|
$72.56
JMD11,487.72
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$8.31
CN¥59.19
|
$10.56
JMD1,671.13
|
|
pay 28.5% less for clothing
|
Beijing
|
Kingston
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$65.57
CN¥467.03
|
$35.99
JMD5,697.02
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$35.21
CN¥250.79
|
$29.19
JMD4,620.91
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.31
CN¥607.59
|
$71.74
JMD11,357.87
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$112.58
CN¥801.88
|
$72.20
JMD11,430.21
|
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