Hefei vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$1378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$3571
🏠 One person rent	$205	$664
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$1546
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$489
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$763
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	93	41
😀 Quality of life	66	54
🏙️ Population	9.37M	580K

The cost of living in Hefei is 55% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 7405th and 3941st ($625 vs $1378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 1st in China and Jamaica, respectively. Check China vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 3963rd and 5942nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Kingston

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	Hefei	Kingston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$7.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$76.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$8.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.52
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$816
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$434
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$1923
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$1193
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$51.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	9.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$2836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$2205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$50
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$4.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$6.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$8.14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$6.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.86
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$8.87
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$73.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$13.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$25.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$9.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$72
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$2764

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

Cities near Kingston

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Half Way Tree	$1197
17 km or 11 mi	Spanish Town	$787
31 km or 19 mi	Linstead	$1063
34 km or 21 mi	Old Harbour	$870
42 km or 26 mi	Port Antonio	$1170
48 km or 30 mi	May Pen	$877
76 km or 47 mi	Mandeville	$1000
131 km or 81 mi	Montego Bay	$1014
144 km or 90 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1124
251 km or 156 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1415
257 km or 160 mi	Yara	$2123
263 km or 164 mi	Palma Soriano	$1272
265 km or 165 mi	Manzanillo	$2763
268 km or 167 mi	Bayamo	$1166
293 km or 182 mi	Guantanamo	$1561
329 km or 205 mi	Holguin	$1266
333 km or 207 mi	Las Tunas	$1561
356 km or 221 mi	Moa	$1830
369 km or 229 mi	Anse-a-Veau	$506
395 km or 245 mi	Miragoane	$507
397 km or 247 mi	Camaguey	$1531
423 km or 263 mi	Florida	$1395
450 km or 280 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
463 km or 288 mi	Gonaives	$521
468 km or 291 mi	Carrefour	$527
475 km or 295 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
478 km or 297 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1258
479 km or 297 mi	Delmas	$520
480 km or 298 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
499 km or 310 mi	Moron	$1259
504 km or 313 mi	George Town	$3754
520 km or 323 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1211
522 km or 324 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
544 km or 338 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
568 km or 353 mi	Placetas	$1101
593 km or 369 mi	Santa Clara	$1058
594 km or 369 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
597 km or 371 mi	Sabaneta	$715
600 km or 373 mi	Cienfuegos	$865
602 km or 374 mi	Barahona	$707