Cleveland vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Cleveland	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1908	$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4494	$1702
🏠 One person rent	$1111	$216
🏘️ Family rent	$1911	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$113	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3261	$927
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	83	93
😀 Quality of life	89	69
🏙️ Population	373K	9.37M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 197% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 2297th and 7469th ($1908 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1793rd and 101st 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 90th best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 284th and 4318th 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	$15.6	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$52.8	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.35	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.05	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$4.98	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.27	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1164	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$808	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2116	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1450	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$269	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$58.4	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1289	$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1025	$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.6	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.1	$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.85	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.84	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.54	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.52	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.02	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.55	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.41	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.29	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.73	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.17	$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.6	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.23	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$73.3	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.6	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.5	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1018	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18787	$9056

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi	Garfield Heights	$1978
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Cleveland Heights	$1959
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Shaker Heights	$1956
11 km or 6.8 mi	Lakewood	$1997
11 km or 6.9 mi	Parma	$2049
12 km or 7.5 mi	Maple Heights	$1956
13 km or 7.8 mi	South Euclid	$1961
13 km or 8.2 mi	Parma Heights	$2067
15 km or 9.1 mi	Rocky River	$2002
15 km or 9.4 mi	Bedford	$1950
18 km or 11 mi	Euclid	$1976
19 km or 12 mi	North Royalton	$2015
22 km or 13 mi	Solon	$1899
22 km or 13 mi	North Olmsted	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Westlake	$2019
23 km or 14 mi	Strongsville	$2000
28 km or 17 mi	Avon Lake	$2024
28 km or 18 mi	Willoughby	$2019
30 km or 18 mi	Avon	$2062
30 km or 18 mi	Brunswick	$1954
30 km or 18 mi	North Ridgeville	$2018
33 km or 21 mi	Hudson	$1855
36 km or 22 mi	Mentor	$1974
38 km or 24 mi	Elyria	$1986
40 km or 25 mi	Cuyahoga Falls	$1839
41 km or 25 mi	Stow	$1841
42 km or 26 mi	Lorain	$1971
42 km or 26 mi	Medina	$1908
45 km or 28 mi	Kent	$1737
47 km or 29 mi	Akron	$1735
51 km or 32 mi	Wadsworth	$1884
52 km or 32 mi	Barberton	$1844
61 km or 38 mi	Green	$1784
76 km or 47 mi	Warren	$1631
77 km or 48 mi	Massillon	$1672
78 km or 49 mi	Wooster	$1482
79 km or 49 mi	Alliance	$1477
79 km or 49 mi	Canton	$1410
83 km or 52 mi	Norwalk	$2061
87 km or 54 mi	Sandusky	$2314

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$620
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$601
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$631
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$592
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$629
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$672
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$509
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$583
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$617
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$753
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$567
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$532
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$659
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$595
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$590
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$610
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$582
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$602
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$639
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$597
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$642
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$563
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$597
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$570
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$674
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$602
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$620
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$622
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$499
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$663