Chengdu vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chengdu Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$623
$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1664
$1708
🏠 One person rent
$240
$205
🏘️ Family rent
$430
$435
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$231
🚐 Transport expenses
$83.8
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$863
$991
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
94
93
😀 Quality of life
72
66
🏙️ Population
20.9M
9.37M

The cost of living in Chengdu is 0.2% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7421st and 7405th ($623 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 164th and 160th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Chengdu compared to 1.6 months in Hefei. Ranked 9th vs 31st best cities to live in China, and 1890th vs 3963rd 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
$2.78
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.9
$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.74
$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.32
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.32
$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.45
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$304
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$170
$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$595
$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$313
$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.5
$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.7
$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.1
$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.34%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3812
$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2020
$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$26.2
$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.51
$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.95
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.4
$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.21
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.97
$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.18
$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.03
$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.9
$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.39
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.4
$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.02
$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$22.1
$28
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$45.7
$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.9
$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$305
$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11550
$8278

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Distance City Cost of living
38 km or 24 mi Chongzhou
$581
38 km or 24 mi Pengzhou
$572
41 km or 25 mi Guanghan
$554
53 km or 33 mi Shifang
$540
55 km or 34 mi Jianyang
$580
56 km or 35 mi Dujiangyan
$570
60 km or 38 mi Deyang
$549
65 km or 40 mi Qionglai
$572
71 km or 44 mi Meishan
$590
77 km or 48 mi Mianzhu
$529
81 km or 50 mi Ziyang
$592
110 km or 68 mi Mianyang
$527
124 km or 77 mi Leshan
$554
127 km or 79 mi Ya'an
$573
127 km or 79 mi Shehong
$546
131 km or 81 mi Emeishan
$540
139 km or 87 mi Jiangyou
$532
145 km or 90 mi Suining
$579
153 km or 95 mi Neijiang
$652
161 km or 100 mi Zigong
$584
188 km or 117 mi Longchang
$593
193 km or 120 mi Nanchong
$526
208 km or 129 mi Langzhong
$530
219 km or 136 mi Yibin
$590
237 km or 148 mi Luzhou
$613
247 km or 153 mi Guang'an
$584
259 km or 161 mi Guangyuan
$599
261 km or 162 mi Huaying
$553
265 km or 165 mi Chongqing
$634
288 km or 179 mi Bazhong
$610
333 km or 207 mi Dazhou
$591
341 km or 212 mi Longnan
$608
353 km or 220 mi Xichang
$580
372 km or 231 mi Zhaotong
$601
388 km or 241 mi Hanzhong
$696
390 km or 243 mi Renhuai
$540
392 km or 244 mi Bijie
$584
408 km or 253 mi Wanyuan
$585
431 km or 268 mi Zunyi
$554
459 km or 285 mi Liupanshui
$574

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$621
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$608
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$664
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$600
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$666
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$632
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$691
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$505
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$587
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$611
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$746
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$576
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$555
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$621
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$633
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$592
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$613
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$602
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$522
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$620
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$642
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$607
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$630
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$621
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$650
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$584
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$591
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$603
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$600
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$695
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$620
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$668
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$702
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$644
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$642
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$484
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$665