Changsha vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Changsha Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$622
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1669
$1770
🏠 One person rent
$211
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$365
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$252
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.9
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1086
$1012
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
90
84
😀 Quality of life
72
71
🏙️ Population
10M
9.37M

The cost of living in Changsha is 7% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7795th and 7494th ($622 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 196th and 101st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Changsha compared to 1.5 months in Hefei. Ranked 18th vs 22nd best cities to live in China, and 2894th vs 3146th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Changsha vs Hefei

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Changsha Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.93
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.91
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.26
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.38
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$234
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$149
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$422
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$273
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.6
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.9
$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.4
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.48%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2530
$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2779
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.37
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$14.8
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.89
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.32
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.69
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.7
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.31
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.99
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$12.4
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.98
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.39
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.85
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.6
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.23
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.25
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$82
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.1
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9728
$8681

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Distance City Cost of living
40 km or 25 mi Xiangtan
$518
43 km or 27 mi Ningxiang
$586
43 km or 27 mi Zhuzhou
$564
76 km or 47 mi Yiyang
$589
79 km or 49 mi Liling
$571
107 km or 66 mi Pingxiang
$609
108 km or 67 mi Loudi
$589
131 km or 81 mi Yueyang
$608
140 km or 87 mi Lianyuan
$569
145 km or 90 mi Yichun
$610
149 km or 93 mi Linxiang
$583
150 km or 93 mi Hengyang
$602
157 km or 97 mi Changde
$518
162 km or 101 mi Lengshuijiang
$556
178 km or 111 mi Shishou
$565
182 km or 113 mi Shaoyang
$605
186 km or 116 mi Honghu
$600
192 km or 119 mi Jinshi
$535
197 km or 122 mi Xinyu
$592
198 km or 123 mi Chibi
$600
225 km or 140 mi Xianning
$638
231 km or 144 mi Ji'an
$632
237 km or 147 mi Yongzhou
$648
246 km or 153 mi Xiantao
$619
247 km or 153 mi Jingzhou
$623
249 km or 155 mi Songzi
$570
264 km or 164 mi Zhangjiajie
$571
267 km or 166 mi Chenzhou
$739
285 km or 177 mi Yidu
$556
285 km or 177 mi Hanchuan
$624
287 km or 178 mi Daye
$658
290 km or 180 mi Nanchang
$542
295 km or 183 mi Wuhan
$657
299 km or 186 mi Huangshi
$691
305 km or 189 mi Huaihua
$593
307 km or 191 mi Ezhou
$649
311 km or 193 mi Yingcheng
$600
311 km or 193 mi Huanggang
$664
311 km or 193 mi Wuxue
$618
314 km or 195 mi Dangyang
$554

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693