Cleveland vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Cleveland	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1971	$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4638	$1731
🏠 One person rent	$1161	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$1997	$371
🍽️ Food expenses	$568	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3363	$930
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	82	84
😀 Quality of life	87	71
🏙️ Population	373K	9.37M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 201% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 2121st and 7557th ($1971 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1629th and 105th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Cleveland ranked 111th best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 357th and 3551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs Hefei

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	Cleveland	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.3	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.58	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.68	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.93	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.42	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1296	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$863	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2390	$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1531	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.2	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.3%	3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1477	$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1191	$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.8	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.76	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.2	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.7	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.9	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.97	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.71	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.53	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.75	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.58	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.6	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.5	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1124	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18789	$9430

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1957
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1956
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1944
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1953
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$1921
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1927
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1927
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$1936
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$1937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1911
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1930
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$1927
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1874
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$1921
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$1928
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$1911
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$1893
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$1921
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$1936
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1897
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$1892
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1843
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1844
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1852
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1825
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1810
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1807
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1896
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1712
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1662
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1958
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1879
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1827
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1633
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1752
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1530
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1500
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1451
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$1935
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$2149

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