Beijing vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1065
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3114
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$605
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1364
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$253
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1709
$933
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
78
67
🏙️ Population
21.9M
9.37M

The cost of living in Beijing is 51% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4887th and 6756th ($1065 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 10th and 82nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Beijing compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Ranked 5th vs 28th best cities to live in China, and 583rd vs 3921st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Beijing vs Hefei

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Beijing Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.9
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.6
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.54
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.4
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.83
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$843
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$487
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2089
$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1102
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$32.7
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$50.3
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.6
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.35%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14972
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8057
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.69
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35.5
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.9
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.53
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.97
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.7
$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.23
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.06
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.34
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.5
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.64
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.55
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.54
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.94
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$56.2
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.44
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$33.8
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.69
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$896
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27310
$8280

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$733
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$713
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$772
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$633
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$650
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$688
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$583
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$678
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$466
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$667
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$677
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$658
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$587
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$700
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$633
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$607
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$539
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$549
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$643
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$637
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$594
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$592
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$525
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$545
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$569
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$527
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$650
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$572
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$486
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$707
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$598
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$667
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$621
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$640
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$643
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$620
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$587
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$640
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$506

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696