Hefei vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hefei	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$707	$1008
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1809	$2491
🏠 One person rent	$269	$386
🏘️ Family rent	$483	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$450
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$70.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$613
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	4
😀 Quality of life	67	35
🏙️ Population	9.37M	12.9K

The cost of living in Hefei is 30% less expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 6756th and 5256th ($707 vs $1008) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 1st in China and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check China vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 3921st and 7788th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Kingstown

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	Hefei	Kingstown
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.79	$7.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$55.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$9.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$367
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$264
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$554	$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$543
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$52.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.3	$80.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$48.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	12.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2072	$595
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$59.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.73
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$5.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.91
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$6.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$2.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$5.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$64.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$6.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.6	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.41	$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$82.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$98
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$149
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8280	$3332

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$696
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$655
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$702
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$687
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$728
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$898
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$532
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$624
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$700
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$740
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$671
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$708
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$789
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$645
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$660
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$626
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$631
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$720
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$694
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$625
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$643
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$652
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$707
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$604
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$617
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$625
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$621
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$707
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$641
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$699
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$713
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$713
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$532
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$696

Cities near Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$993
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1191
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$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