Guadalajara vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Guadalajara	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1017	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2509	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$480	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$932	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$349	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$652	$991
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	17 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	49	93
😀 Quality of life	57	66
🏙️ Population	1.46M	9.37M

The cost of living in Guadalajara is 63% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 5385th and 7405th ($1017 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 15th and 160th in Mexico and China, respectively. Check Mexico vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Guadalajara compared to 1.6 months in Hefei. Guadalajara ranked 7th best city to live in Mexico vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 5625th and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guadalajara vs Hefei

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	Guadalajara	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$9.83	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$36.4	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.35	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.86	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.92	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.19	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$573	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$403	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1233	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$791	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$18.6	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.5	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$24.8	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	11.41%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2393	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1599	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.49	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.39	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.37	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.43	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.23	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.59	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.43	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.78	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.3	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.52	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.05	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.86	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.49	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.14	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.41	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$29.6	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.4	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.8	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.8	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$47.1	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$161	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$5853	$8278

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Guadalajara

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.4 km or 2.7 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Zapopan	$1021
92 km or 57 mi	La Barca	$778
108 km or 67 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
135 km or 84 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
159 km or 99 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
164 km or 102 mi	Colima	$634
165 km or 103 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
173 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
180 km or 112 mi	Leon	$684
185 km or 115 mi	Tepic	$587
188 km or 117 mi	Zacapu	$804
194 km or 120 mi	Uruapan	$673
196 km or 122 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
202 km or 125 mi	Silao	$768
204 km or 127 mi	Tecoman	$744
205 km or 127 mi	Apatzingan	$753
207 km or 129 mi	Manzanillo	$813
208 km or 129 mi	Irapuato	$667
219 km or 136 mi	Sayulita	$977
221 km or 137 mi	Guanajuato	$853
224 km or 139 mi	Salamanca	$634
237 km or 147 mi	Yuriria	$725
246 km or 153 mi	Zacatecas	$677
249 km or 155 mi	Cortazar	$693
250 km or 155 mi	Morelia	$717
264 km or 164 mi	Celaya	$638
272 km or 169 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
282 km or 175 mi	Fresnillo	$760
295 km or 183 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
308 km or 191 mi	Queretaro	$983
326 km or 203 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
350 km or 218 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
352 km or 219 mi	Rioverde	$846
364 km or 226 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
387 km or 241 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
396 km or 246 mi	Durango	$662
416 km or 258 mi	Toluca	$696
425 km or 264 mi	Mazatlan	$1214

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665