Chengdu vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$666
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1735
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$281
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$485
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$81.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1050
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
89
84
😀 Quality of life
75
71
🏙️ Population
20.9M
9.37M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 2% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7467th and 7557th ($666 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 88th and 105th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Chengdu compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Ranked 5th vs 22nd best cities to live in China, and 1710th vs 3551st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chengdu vs Hefei

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Chengdu Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.83
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.93
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.61
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.33
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$362
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$207
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$663
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$367
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$46.5
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.7
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.77%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3917
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2027
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.4
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.67
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.68
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.73
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.73
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.92
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.4
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.26
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.14
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.46
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$30
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.89
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67.7
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13059
$9430

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$625
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$617
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$600
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$584
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$621
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$612
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$588
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$611
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$629
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$566
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$628
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$540
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$595
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$598
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$576
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$581
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$595
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$679
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$607
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$612
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$572
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$564
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$599
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$600
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$608
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$606
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$581
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$601
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$627
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$612
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$615
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$596
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$603
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$687
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$566
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$591
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$594
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$578
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$580

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677