Austin vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$991
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	65	93
😀 Quality of life	90	66
🏙️ Population	962K	9.37M

The cost of living in Austin is 293% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 858th and 7405th ($2455 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 160th 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 2.1 months in Austin compared to 1.6 months in Hefei. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 142nd and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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	Austin	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$8278

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

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