Beijing vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Beijing Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1067
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3071
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$596
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$1354
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1802
$952
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
77
65
🏙️ Population
21.9M
9.37M

The cost of living in Beijing is 47% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 5141st and 6780th ($1067 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 68th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Beijing compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Ranked 5th vs 32nd best cities to live in China, and 763rd vs 4171st 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
$4.04
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$30.4
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.94
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.25
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.75
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.53
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$851
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$473
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2126
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1079
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.1
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.1
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$14636
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7425
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.3
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.07
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.91
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.84
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.38
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.28
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.57
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.63
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.6
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.02
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61.6
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.51
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.9
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.8
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.6
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$782
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23714
$8558

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Distance City Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi Langfang
$734
58 km or 36 mi Zhuozhou
$769
58 km or 36 mi Sanhe
$786
78 km or 49 mi Gaobeidian
$675
87 km or 54 mi Bazhou
$679
109 km or 68 mi Tianjin
$710
135 km or 84 mi Renqiu
$611
137 km or 85 mi Zunhua
$714
139 km or 87 mi Baoding
$482
151 km or 94 mi Binhai
$700
155 km or 97 mi Tangshan
$742
163 km or 101 mi Zhangjiakou
$657
164 km or 102 mi Hejian
$620
176 km or 110 mi Chengde
$760
182 km or 113 mi Cangzhou
$720
189 km or 117 mi Huanghua
$693
189 km or 118 mi Anguo
$572
196 km or 122 mi Dingzhou
$614
197 km or 122 mi Qian'an
$684
198 km or 123 mi Luanzhou
$677
204 km or 127 mi Botou
$649
224 km or 139 mi Shenzhou
$605
228 km or 142 mi Xinle
$555
229 km or 142 mi Pingquan
$670
239 km or 148 mi Jinzhou
$568
241 km or 150 mi Xinji
$588
249 km or 155 mi Gaocheng
$547
249 km or 155 mi Hengshui
$677
252 km or 156 mi Laoling
$668
263 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$507
265 km or 165 mi Datong
$729
272 km or 169 mi Jizhou
$616
273 km or 169 mi Qinhuangdao
$720
273 km or 170 mi Dezhou
$670
281 km or 175 mi Fengzhen
$637
282 km or 175 mi Huairen
$648
294 km or 183 mi Lingyuan
$661
296 km or 184 mi Nangong
$632
302 km or 187 mi Ulanqab
$644
314 km or 195 mi Binzhou
$869

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