El Paso vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	El Paso	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4149	$1731
🏠 One person rent	$1019	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$1739	$371
🍽️ Food expenses	$595	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$92.2	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3236	$930
😷 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 180% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 2753rd and 7557th ($1828 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1911th 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 1.8 months in El Paso compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. El Paso ranked 154th best city to live in the United States vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 472nd and 3551st 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	$22	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.6	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$6.59	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.29	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1025	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$817	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1758	$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1466	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$97.6	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$152	$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$62.5	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.36%	3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1787	$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1767	$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.1	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.9	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.74	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.52	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.86	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.47	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.17	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.69	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.36	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.18	$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.05	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.2	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.06	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.95	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.95	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.2	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$63.3	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.3	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$45	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$571	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6914	$9430

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Cities near El Paso

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.2 km or 1.4 mi	Ciudad Juarez	$1002
24 km or 15 mi	Socorro	$1876
68 km or 42 mi	Las Cruces	$1641
136 km or 85 mi	Alamogordo	$1734
202 km or 125 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$896
224 km or 139 mi	Carlsbad	$1855
258 km or 160 mi	Roswell	$1928
294 km or 183 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
332 km or 206 mi	Hobbs	$1924
349 km or 217 mi	Chihuahua	$1008
359 km or 223 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
374 km or 232 mi	Albuquerque	$2026
375 km or 233 mi	Ciudad Cuauhtemoc	$1055
387 km or 240 mi	Rio Rancho	$2040
390 km or 242 mi	Odessa	$2231
408 km or 254 mi	Delicias	$953
415 km or 258 mi	Midland	$2045
422 km or 262 mi	Tucson	$1930
424 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$2110
425 km or 264 mi	Sahuarita	$2059
425 km or 264 mi	Clovis	$1724
425 km or 264 mi	Nogales	$776
429 km or 267 mi	Oro Valley	$2050
431 km or 268 mi	Casas Adobes	$2005
437 km or 272 mi	Santa Fe	$2216
442 km or 275 mi	Marana	$2089
467 km or 290 mi	Gallup	$2190
473 km or 294 mi	Espanola	$2220
476 km or 296 mi	Lubbock	$1934
476 km or 296 mi	Big Spring	$2140
481 km or 299 mi	Florence	$2444
508 km or 316 mi	Apache Junction	$2490
509 km or 317 mi	Casa Grande	$2366
511 km or 317 mi	Queen Creek	$3022
521 km or 323 mi	Plainview	$2023
522 km or 324 mi	Hermosillo	$1087
522 km or 324 mi	Taos	$2418
527 km or 328 mi	Gilbert	$2381
530 km or 330 mi	Chandler	$2396
532 km or 330 mi	Fountain Hills	$2384

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