Hefei vs Kingston - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Kingston
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$1325
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$3635
🏠 One person rent
$277
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$1602
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$499
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$765
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
93
41
😀 Quality of life
65
54
🏙️ Population
9.37M
580K

The cost of living in Hefei is 45% less expensive than in Kingston. Cities ranked 6780th and 4282nd ($727 vs $1325) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 1st in China and Jamaica, respectively. Check China vs Jamaica comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 0.6 months in Kingston. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Kingston ranked 1st in Jamaica, while ranked 4171st and 5962nd 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
$2.86
$7.66
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$75.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$7.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.17
 Cappuccino
$2.45
$4.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$788
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$2261
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$1187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$96.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$147
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$1937
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$1690
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$27.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$4.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$3.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.93
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$4.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$8.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.29
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$6.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.03
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$11.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$8.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$3.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$25.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$9.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$35.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$2136

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699

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Distance City Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi Half Way Tree
$1165
17 km or 11 mi Spanish Town
$783
31 km or 19 mi Linstead
$1046
34 km or 21 mi Old Harbour
$849
42 km or 26 mi Port Antonio
$1143
48 km or 30 mi May Pen
$821
76 km or 47 mi Mandeville
$978
131 km or 81 mi Montego Bay
$1018
144 km or 90 mi Savanna-la-Mar
$1123
251 km or 156 mi Santiago de Cuba
$1416
257 km or 160 mi Yara
$2117
263 km or 164 mi Palma Soriano
$1273
265 km or 165 mi Manzanillo
$2760
268 km or 167 mi Bayamo
$1166
293 km or 182 mi Guantanamo
$1558
329 km or 205 mi Holguin
$1280
333 km or 207 mi Las Tunas
$1556
356 km or 221 mi Moa
$1824
369 km or 229 mi Anse-a-Veau
$513
395 km or 245 mi Miragoane
$514
397 km or 247 mi Camaguey
$1525
423 km or 263 mi Florida
$1405
450 km or 280 mi Saint-Marc
$516
463 km or 288 mi Gonaives
$527
468 km or 291 mi Carrefour
$536
475 km or 295 mi Port-au-Prince
$549
478 km or 297 mi Ciego de Avila
$1260
479 km or 297 mi Delmas
$524
480 km or 298 mi Petion-Ville
$529
499 km or 310 mi Moron
$1260
504 km or 313 mi George Town
$3644
520 km or 323 mi Sancti Spiritus
$1210
522 km or 324 mi Cap-Haitien
$520
544 km or 338 mi Cerca-la-Source
$513
568 km or 353 mi Placetas
$1103
593 km or 369 mi Santa Clara
$1053
594 km or 369 mi San Juan de la Maguana
$625
597 km or 371 mi Sabaneta
$727
600 km or 373 mi Cienfuegos
$878
602 km or 374 mi Barahona
$728