Chengdu vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$660
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1808
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$251
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$445
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$87
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$892
$952
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
94
93
😀 Quality of life
72
65
🏙️ Population
20.9M
9.37M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 9% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7209th and 6780th ($660 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 68th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Ranked 7th vs 32nd best cities to live in China, and 1933rd vs 4171st 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
$2.91
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.5
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.97
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.42
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.65
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$586
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$329
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$34.4
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.4
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.45%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4168
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2205
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$27.5
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.55
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.98
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.93
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.17
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.03
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.1
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.37
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$53.6
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.4
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$389
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15153
$8558

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$614
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$605
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$587
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$572
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$611
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$603
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$591
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$604
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$624
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$559
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$625
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$550
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$588
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$613
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$574
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$570
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$553
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$609
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$682
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$609
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$618
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$560
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$551
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$627
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$642
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$607
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$596
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$575
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$662
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$593
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$600
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$584
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$595
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$620
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$569
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$568
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$612
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$555
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$594
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$591

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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