George Town vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	George Town	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3759	$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8458	$1731
🏠 One person rent	$2610	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$4644	$371
🍽️ Food expenses	$890	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$67	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$7771	$930
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	25	84
😀 Quality of life	80	71
🏙️ Population	41K	9.37M

The cost of living in George Town is 475% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 17th and 7557th ($3759 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 105th in the Cayman Islands and China, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in George Town compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 724th and 3551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in George Town vs Hefei

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	George Town	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.8	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.3	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$16.3	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.61	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$6.95	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.84	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2741	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2265	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5028	$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4147	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	8.39%	3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9286	$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3565	$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.41	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.5	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.7	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.63	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.33	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.77	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.08	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.8	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.9	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.68	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.75	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.01	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.06	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.93	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$25.1	$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.15	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.4	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.1	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.69	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.11	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.53	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$112	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$74.1	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$137	$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1841	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25268	$9430

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$872
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1228
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1196
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1096
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1157
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1097
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1155
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1324
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1141
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1519
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1170
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1091
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1199
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1164
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1138
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1315
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1616
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$1018
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$993
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$970
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2770
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$1077
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1109
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2134
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$835
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1579
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1289
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1461
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1165
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1234
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1355
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1647
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$2932
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$1112
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1128
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1232
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1169
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1292
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1664

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