Brasilia vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Brasilia	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$765	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2266	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$296	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$700	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$267	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$501	$991
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	28	93
😀 Quality of life	56	66
🏙️ Population	2.82M	9.37M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 22% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6598th and 7405th ($765 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 160th in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Brasilia compared to 1.6 months in Hefei. Brasilia ranked 8th best city to live in Brazil vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 5716th and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brasilia vs Hefei

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	Brasilia	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.98	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$40	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.04	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.75	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.18	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$341	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$211	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$919	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$543	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$61.9	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$19	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.61%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2296	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1378	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.94	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.12	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.93	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.98	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.62	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.24	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.66	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.27	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.1	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.72	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.7	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.08	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.84	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.78	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.21	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.98	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$23.9	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.85	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.7	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$12	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.4	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$65.8	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$458	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14627	$8278

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$653
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$508
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$615
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$665
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$606
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$596
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$610
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$606
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$595
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$630
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$599
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$630
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$558
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$601
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$581
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$529
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$561
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$604
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$595
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$578
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$548
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$571
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$557
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$522
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$564
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$529
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$608
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$603
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$536
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$573
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$531
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$582
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$568
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$580
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$671
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$625
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$558
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$590

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