Hefei vs Kingstown - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Kingstown
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$1000
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$2468
🏠 One person rent	$205	$370
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$623
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$455
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$66.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$615
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	4
😀 Quality of life	66	26
🏙️ Population	9.37M	13.9K

The cost of living in Hefei is 38% less expensive than in Kingstown. Cities ranked 7405th and 5500th ($625 vs $1000) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 2nd in China and Saint Vincent, respectively. Check China vs Saint Vincent comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 0.6 months in Kingstown. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Kingstown ranked 2nd in Saint Vincent, while ranked 3963rd and 8510th 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	$3.46	$6.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$55.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$292
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$256
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$451
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$56.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$85.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	11.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.68
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$59.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$7.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.31
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$2.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$3.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$5.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$37.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$6.79
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$102
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$7119

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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 Kingstown

Distance	City	Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi	Georgetown	$1007
69 km or 43 mi	Vieux Fort	$1197
98 km or 61 mi	Castries	$1161
124 km or 77 mi	Grenville	$1070
136 km or 85 mi	St. George's	$1062
160 km or 100 mi	Fort-de-France	$1568
173 km or 107 mi	Holetown	$1418
175 km or 109 mi	Bridgetown	$1353
227 km or 141 mi	Scarborough	$1084
238 km or 148 mi	Roseau	$1015
269 km or 167 mi	Portsmouth	$1123
280 km or 174 mi	Port of Spain	$1193
281 km or 175 mi	San Juan	$1178
296 km or 184 mi	Chaguanas	$1064
319 km or 198 mi	Basse-Terre	$1508
322 km or 200 mi	San Fernando	$953
339 km or 210 mi	Petit-Bourg	$1497
341 km or 212 mi	Sainte-Anne	$1505
346 km or 215 mi	Les Abymes	$1489
347 km or 216 mi	Baie-Mahault	$1501
352 km or 219 mi	Le Moule	$1499
353 km or 219 mi	Carupano	$737
372 km or 231 mi	La Asuncion	$695
376 km or 234 mi	Porlamar	$684
436 km or 271 mi	Maturin	$890
436 km or 271 mi	All Saints	$1037
440 km or 273 mi	Cumana	$716
445 km or 276 mi	St. John's	$1039
465 km or 289 mi	Tucupita	$777
487 km or 302 mi	Basseterre	$1373
492 km or 306 mi	Cayon	$1377
493 km or 306 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$791
502 km or 312 mi	Lecheria	$837
505 km or 314 mi	Barcelona	$858
545 km or 338 mi	Anaco	$639
548 km or 341 mi	Cantaura	$674
557 km or 346 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
574 km or 357 mi	Philipsburg	$1968
579 km or 360 mi	El Tigre	$746
587 km or 365 mi	Upata	$789