Hefei vs Port of Spain - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hefei	Port of Spain
🚶 Cost of living one person	$670	$1281
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1770	$3074
🏠 One person rent	$214	$621
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$1078
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$490
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$56.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1012	$761
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	21 km
🎓 Higher education	84	27
😀 Quality of life	71	58
🏙️ Population	9.37M	49K

The cost of living in Hefei is 48% less expensive than in Port of Spain. Cities ranked 7494th and 4567th ($670 vs $1281) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 1st in China and Trinidad and Tobago, respectively. Check China vs Trinidad and Tobago comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hefei compared to 0.6 months in Port of Spain. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Port of Spain ranked 1st in Trinidad and Tobago, while ranked 3146th and 6113th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Port of Spain

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	Hefei	Port of Spain
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.65	$9.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$78.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.4	$8.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$4.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$854
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$436
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$1528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.8	$54.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$47.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.17%	5.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3568	$4386
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1930	$1725
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.18
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.2	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$9.32
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$2.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$2.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$8.45
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$9.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$5.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$3.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$3.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$1.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$1.83
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.52	$5.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$2.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$52.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$8.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$9.67
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$53.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.6	$128
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$240	$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8681	$10377

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$628
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$624
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$650
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$612
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$653
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$671
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$523
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$602
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$652
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$789
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$587
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$551
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$684
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$644
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$613
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$620
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$635
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$605
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$661
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$657
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$623
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$610
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$644
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$595
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$567
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$627
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$588
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$663
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$672
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$636
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$693
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$646
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$531
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$693

Cities near Port of Spain

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	San Juan	$1223
21 km or 13 mi	Chaguanas	$1106
43 km or 27 mi	San Fernando	$1039
103 km or 64 mi	Scarborough	$1138
155 km or 96 mi	St. George's	$1083
162 km or 101 mi	Grenville	$1083
188 km or 117 mi	Tucupita	$772
188 km or 117 mi	Carupano	$707
209 km or 130 mi	Maturin	$830
257 km or 159 mi	Porlamar	$613
259 km or 161 mi	La Asuncion	$645
280 km or 174 mi	Kingstown	$995
285 km or 177 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$896
291 km or 181 mi	Cumana	$680
294 km or 183 mi	Georgetown	$1005
310 km or 193 mi	Upata	$793
340 km or 211 mi	Bridgetown	$1328
343 km or 213 mi	Puerto la Cruz	$716
346 km or 215 mi	Vieux Fort	$1214
346 km or 215 mi	Cantaura	$685
347 km or 216 mi	Holetown	$1453
351 km or 218 mi	Anaco	$650
351 km or 218 mi	Barcelona	$873
352 km or 218 mi	Lecheria	$773
360 km or 224 mi	El Tigre	$752
361 km or 224 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$846
377 km or 234 mi	Castries	$1178
440 km or 273 mi	Fort-de-France	$1844
442 km or 274 mi	Zaraza	$853
515 km or 320 mi	Roseau	$1010
518 km or 322 mi	Valle de la Pascua	$847
540 km or 335 mi	Altagracia de Orituco	$865
546 km or 339 mi	Portsmouth	$1107
549 km or 341 mi	Guarenas	$954
550 km or 341 mi	Guatire	$947
563 km or 350 mi	Santa Teresa del Tuy	$832
565 km or 351 mi	Santa Lucia	$805
567 km or 353 mi	Georgetown	$1212
579 km or 360 mi	Ocumare del Tuy	$620
586 km or 364 mi	Charallave	$801