Brasilia vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Brasilia	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$882	$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2318	$1702
🏠 One person rent	$386	$216
🏘️ Family rent	$655	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$279	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$124	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$498	$927
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	28	93
😀 Quality of life	61	69
🏙️ Population	2.82M	9.37M

The cost of living in Brasilia is 37% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6320th and 7469th ($882 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 101st in Brazil and China, respectively. Check Brazil vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Brasilia compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Brasilia ranked 13th best city to live in Brazil vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 5763rd and 4318th 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	$6.87	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$37.3	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.51	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.24	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.2	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$264	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$848	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$468	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.5	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.5	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.81%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2502	$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1582	$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$47.8	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.65	$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.97	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.44	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.27	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.06	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.04	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.21	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.33	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.44	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.82	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.3	$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.18	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.24	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.15	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.75	$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.67	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.18	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.2	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$48.6	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.8	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$80.5	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$537	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16129	$9056

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Cities near Brasilia

Distance	City	Cost of living
65 km or 41 mi	Formosa	$714
129 km or 80 mi	Anapolis	$531
142 km or 89 mi	Goianesia	$682
176 km or 110 mi	Goiania	$805
192 km or 119 mi	Paracatu	$656
196 km or 122 mi	Trindade	$693
231 km or 143 mi	Caldas Novas	$665
264 km or 164 mi	Catalao	$653
319 km or 198 mi	Araguari	$629
325 km or 202 mi	Itumbiara	$593
343 km or 213 mi	Patos de Minas	$624
350 km or 217 mi	Uberlandia	$670
379 km or 235 mi	Januaria	$588
391 km or 243 mi	Ituiutaba	$647
393 km or 244 mi	Rio Verde	$611
434 km or 270 mi	Araxa	$552
440 km or 273 mi	Uberaba	$559
442 km or 274 mi	Montes Claros	$585
468 km or 291 mi	Barra do Garcas	$655
469 km or 291 mi	Jatai	$642
470 km or 292 mi	Gurupi	$606
489 km or 304 mi	Janauba	$574
493 km or 306 mi	Curvelo	$600
511 km or 318 mi	Barreiras	$583
530 km or 329 mi	Franca	$552
535 km or 332 mi	Barretos	$604
557 km or 346 mi	Bom Jesus da Lapa	$560
558 km or 347 mi	Fernandopolis	$635
560 km or 348 mi	Votuporanga	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Sete Lagoas	$412
564 km or 350 mi	Passos	$568
568 km or 353 mi	Batatais	$609
575 km or 357 mi	Guanambi	$561
577 km or 358 mi	Bebedouro	$619
578 km or 359 mi	Divinopolis	$590
581 km or 361 mi	Formiga	$613
581 km or 361 mi	Sao Jose do Rio Preto	$750
585 km or 363 mi	Mirassol	$688
591 km or 367 mi	Itauna	$582
594 km or 369 mi	Sertaozinho	$629

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$620
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$601
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$631
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$592
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$629
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$672
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$509
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$583
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$617
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$753
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$567
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$532
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$659
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$595
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$590
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$610
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$582
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$602
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$639
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$597
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$642
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$563
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$597
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$570
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$674
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$602
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$620
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$622
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$499
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$663