Bangalore vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangalore	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$533	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1429	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$219	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$528	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$191	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$74.8	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1153	$991
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	74	93
😀 Quality of life	68	66
🏙️ Population	12.3M	9.37M

The cost of living in Bangalore is 15% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 8398th and 7405th ($533 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 160th in India and China, respectively. Check India vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Bangalore compared to 1.6 months in Hefei. Bangalore ranked 2nd best city to live in India vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 3159th and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangalore vs Hefei

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	Bangalore	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.18	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$18.5	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.04	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.35	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.38	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$267	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$157	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$410	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.3	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44.5	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$10.8	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.37%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2065	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1100	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.58	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$16.4	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.95	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.62	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.57	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.73	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.13	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.47	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.02	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.79	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.5	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.53	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.63	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.23	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.08	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.4	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.1	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.01	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.64	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.16	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.49	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$19	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.98	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$11.9	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$1.64	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$31.5	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$54.6	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3404	$8278

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Cities near Bangalore

Distance	City	Cost of living
68 km or 42 mi	Tumkur	$351
96 km or 60 mi	Hindupur	$375
117 km or 73 mi	Madanapalle	$346
126 km or 78 mi	Mysore	$311
159 km or 99 mi	Salem	$304
166 km or 103 mi	Vellore	$258
166 km or 103 mi	Chittoor	$354
182 km or 113 mi	Erode	$295
191 km or 118 mi	Anantapur	$304
198 km or 123 mi	Tiruppur	$300
211 km or 131 mi	Tirupati	$315
212 km or 132 mi	Kadapa	$367
221 km or 137 mi	Proddatur	$355
230 km or 143 mi	Coimbatore	$339
244 km or 151 mi	Shimoga	$342
246 km or 153 mi	Davanagere	$292
266 km or 166 mi	Tiruchirappalli	$314
269 km or 167 mi	Pondicherry	$360
270 km or 168 mi	Cuddalore	$306
271 km or 168 mi	Malappuram	$306
273 km or 169 mi	Kannur	$344
276 km or 172 mi	Kozhikode	$325
286 km or 178 mi	Hospet	$272
290 km or 180 mi	Chennai	$430
294 km or 183 mi	Dindigul	$316
295 km or 183 mi	Thanjavur	$302
295 km or 183 mi	Mangalore	$412
295 km or 183 mi	Nandyal	$359
298 km or 185 mi	Adoni	$366
303 km or 188 mi	Nellore	$514
311 km or 194 mi	Udupi	$280
312 km or 194 mi	Thrissur	$294
321 km or 199 mi	Kurnool	$349
344 km or 214 mi	Madurai	$310
362 km or 225 mi	Ernakulam	$346
363 km or 226 mi	Kochi	$383
386 km or 240 mi	Ongole	$338
390 km or 242 mi	Hubli	$359
394 km or 245 mi	Kottayam	$306
421 km or 261 mi	Mahbubnagar	$357

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