Chongqing vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Chongqing Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$662
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2020
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$226
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$439
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$255
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$91.6
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$890
$952
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
87
93
😀 Quality of life
72
65
🏙️ Population
32.1M
9.37M

The cost of living in Chongqing is 9% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7185th and 6780th ($662 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 146th and 68th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Chongqing compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Ranked 8th vs 32nd best cities to live in China, and 1966th vs 4171st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chongqing vs Hefei

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Chongqing Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.96
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.8
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.3
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.5
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$272
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$155
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$523
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$333
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.5
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$58.4
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$9.98
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2378
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1355
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$30.2
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.18
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.1
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.84
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.26
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.11
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.3
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.95
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.72
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.09
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.34
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$28.5
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$59.4
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.18
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$49.3
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$72.2
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$330
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$27717
$8558

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Distance City Cost of living
97 km or 60 mi Huaying
$575
103 km or 64 mi Guang'an
$607
120 km or 75 mi Longchang
$618
127 km or 79 mi Luzhou
$642
140 km or 87 mi Suining
$609
140 km or 87 mi Neijiang
$682
145 km or 90 mi Nanchong
$560
170 km or 106 mi Zigong
$609
183 km or 113 mi Shehong
$574
191 km or 119 mi Ziyang
$625
194 km or 120 mi Renhuai
$568
201 km or 125 mi Yibin
$627
208 km or 129 mi Dazhou
$600
209 km or 130 mi Zunyi
$594
211 km or 131 mi Jianyang
$611
232 km or 144 mi Langzhong
$551
249 km or 154 mi Lichuan
$577
258 km or 160 mi Bazhong
$593
264 km or 164 mi Meishan
$624
265 km or 165 mi Chengdu
$660
266 km or 165 mi Leshan
$588
266 km or 166 mi Guanghan
$587
268 km or 167 mi Deyang
$591
272 km or 169 mi Mianyang
$550
277 km or 172 mi Bijie
$612
285 km or 177 mi Shifang
$572
292 km or 181 mi Emeishan
$570
294 km or 183 mi Pengzhou
$605
298 km or 185 mi Enshi
$581
298 km or 185 mi Mianzhu
$559
298 km or 185 mi Chongzhou
$614
300 km or 186 mi Jiangyou
$553
309 km or 192 mi Qionglai
$604
316 km or 196 mi Wanyuan
$555
320 km or 199 mi Dujiangyan
$603
327 km or 203 mi Guangyuan
$596
331 km or 206 mi Guiyang
$576
331 km or 206 mi Tongren
$596
342 km or 212 mi Ya'an
$613
342 km or 213 mi Jishou
$556

Cities near Hefei

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