Austin vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Austin Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2473
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5974
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$1613
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$3016
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$556
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$126
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5652
$952
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
66
93
😀 Quality of life
91
65
🏙️ Population
962K
9.37M

The cost of living in Austin is 240% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 812th and 6780th ($2473 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 724th and 68th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Austin compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Austin ranked 20th best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 116th and 4171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Austin Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.8
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.3
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.91
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.3
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$5.5
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.61
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1954
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1307
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4136
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2445
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$68
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.63%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4709
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2939
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$45.6
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.4
$3.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.03
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.94
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.46
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.29
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.42
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.21
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.36
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.72
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.87
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.34
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.91
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.05
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.37
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.98
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.5
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.8
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$145
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$20.8
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.1
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1453
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21741
$8558

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Pflugerville
$2211
25 km or 15 mi Round Rock
$2145
25 km or 15 mi Cedar Park
$2232
31 km or 20 mi Leander
$2250
37 km or 23 mi Kyle
$2223
39 km or 24 mi Georgetown
$2194
51 km or 32 mi San Marcos
$2226
76 km or 47 mi New Braunfels
$2156
84 km or 52 mi Seguin
$2177
86 km or 53 mi Harker Heights
$2075
90 km or 56 mi Killeen
$2006
93 km or 58 mi Copperas Cove
$2097
95 km or 59 mi Cibolo
$2172
96 km or 60 mi Schertz
$2155
96 km or 60 mi Temple
$2186
122 km or 76 mi San Antonio
$2194
137 km or 85 mi Bryan
$1890
138 km or 86 mi Kerrville
$2071
140 km or 87 mi College Station
$1764
150 km or 93 mi Waco
$2223
180 km or 112 mi Victoria
$2231
204 km or 126 mi Rosenberg
$2151
214 km or 133 mi Huntsville
$2129
215 km or 133 mi The Woodlands
$2692
218 km or 136 mi Stephenville
$2137
218 km or 136 mi Conroe
$1798
219 km or 136 mi Sugar Land
$2164
226 km or 140 mi Missouri
$2143
227 km or 141 mi Spring
$2093
230 km or 143 mi Cleburne
$2145
233 km or 145 mi Corsicana
$2156
234 km or 145 mi Houston
$2248
248 km or 154 mi Waxahachie
$2173
249 km or 155 mi Pearland
$2080
252 km or 156 mi Burleson
$2158
252 km or 157 mi Midlothian
$2189
256 km or 159 mi Pasadena
$2101
258 km or 160 mi Alvin
$2003
260 km or 161 mi Friendswood
$2035
260 km or 161 mi Mansfield
$2299

Cities near Hefei

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