El Paso vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	El Paso	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1796	$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4088	$1770
🏠 One person rent	$1008	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$1727	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.9	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3260	$1012
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	34	84
😀 Quality of life	85	71
🏙️ Population	679K	9.37M

The cost of living in El Paso is 168% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 2822nd and 7494th ($1796 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1955th 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 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 1.5 months in Hefei. El Paso ranked 145th best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 437th and 3146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in El Paso vs Hefei

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	El Paso	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$78.5	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6	$1.03
☕ Cappuccino	$6.19	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.32	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1021	$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$796	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1458	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$98	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$151	$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.6	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.14%	3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1769	$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1792	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.8	$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.05	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.73	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.58	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.06	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.37	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.29	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.37	$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.11	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.97	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.96	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$18.4	$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.1	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.8	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.4	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$577	$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6901	$8681

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1066
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1850
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1747
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1844
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1938
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1920
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1053
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2029
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1095
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2089
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2196
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$990
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2025
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1933
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2153
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1776
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$771
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2212
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2212
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2237
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1878
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$1993
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2454
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$1972
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2417
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2378
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2367
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$628
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$624
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$650
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$612
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$653
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$671
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$523
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$602
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$652
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$789
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$587
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$551
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$684
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$644
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$613
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$620
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$635
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$605
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$661
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$657
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$623
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$610
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$644
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$595
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$567
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$627
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$588
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$663
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$672
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$636
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$693
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$646
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$531
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$693