Beijing vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Beijing Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1150
$636
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3214
$1618
🏠 One person rent
$657
$236
🏘️ Family rent
$1390
$384
🍽️ Food expenses
$284
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$76.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1743
$948
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
100
92
😀 Quality of life
79
54
🏙️ Population
21.9M
9.37M

The cost of living in Beijing is 81% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4469th and 7206th ($1150 vs $636) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 214th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Beijing compared to 1.5 months in Hefei. Ranked 5th vs 48th best cities to live in China, and 491st vs 5995th 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
$5.82
$3.33
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.7
$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.77
$4.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.4
$2.37
☕ Cappuccino
$4.47
$3.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$905
$238
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$537
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2115
$419
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$280
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.9
$40.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49
$61.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.9
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.73%
4.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$16345
$4136
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8046
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$33.9
$20.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.22
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.78
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.83
$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.12
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.98
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$9.77
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$9.68
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.38
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.37
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.6
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.34
$1.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$4.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.84
$3.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.48
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.72
$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.1
$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.29
$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39
$41.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$11.2
$4.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.6
$61.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.7
$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$887
$246
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26031
$7737

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$587
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$706
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$748
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$636
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$639
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$724
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$584
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$671
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$494
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$683
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$685
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$659
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$581
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$673
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$632
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$615
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$535
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$551
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$648
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$638
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$584
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$527
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$633
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$534
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$539
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$530
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$542
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$586
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$508
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$737
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$536
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$679
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$601
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$659
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$665
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$628
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$556
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$661
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$610

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$658
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$677
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$685
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$671
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$728
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$714
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$785
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$681
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$661
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$719
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$762
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$657
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$673
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$755
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$664
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$721
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$635
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$654
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$676
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$590
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$659
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$712
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$712
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$641
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$655
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$718
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$655
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$628
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$635
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$661
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$743
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$700
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$663
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$752
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$634
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$690
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$687
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$624
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$707