Chengdu vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Chengdu Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$759
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1710
🏠 One person rent
$305
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$519
$407
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$97
$82.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$848
$993
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
92
92
😀 Quality of life
73
54
🏙️ Population
20.9M
9.37M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 12% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6348th and 6987th ($759 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 51st and 272nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Chengdu compared to 1.5 months in Hefei. Ranked 7th vs 40th best cities to live in China, and 1510th vs 6005th 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
$2.81
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.8
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.14
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.11
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$4.25
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.43
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$233
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$697
$444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.8
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.18%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3970
$4355
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2247
$2028
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.3
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.35
$4.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.12
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.51
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.07
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.1
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.17
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.82
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.1
$18.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.06
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.36
$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.48
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.48
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.5
$64.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6
$5.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$23.2
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.16
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.3
$65.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$388
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$20843
$8114

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$669
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$673
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$664
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$659
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$679
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$669
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$723
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$666
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$713
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$661
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$704
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$565
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$720
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$688
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$676
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$656
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$671
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$720
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$786
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$684
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$667
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$657
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$669
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$726
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$735
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$722
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$707
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$654
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$685
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$719
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$693
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$709
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$676
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$743
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$720
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$666
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$765
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$657
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$710
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$700

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$668
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$718
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$736
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$666
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$700
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$684
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$832
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$720
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$663
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$707
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$811
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$662
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$694
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$729
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$666
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$823
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$664
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$666
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$748
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$573
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$711
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$655
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$672
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$674
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$672
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$673
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$662
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$701
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$668
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$652
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$680
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$685
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$769
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$738
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$778
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$689
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$686
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$681
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$670
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$681