Guangzhou vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$763
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2294
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$333
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$850
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$279
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.2
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1294
$952
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
97
93
😀 Quality of life
75
65
🏙️ Population
18.7M
9.37M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 5% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6602nd and 6780th ($763 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 49th and 68th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Ranked 6th vs 32nd best cities to live in China, and 1036th vs 4171st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Guangzhou vs Hefei

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Guangzhou Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.58
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$25.8
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.95
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.43
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.49
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$457
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$236
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.3
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.41%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10222
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4345
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.8
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.63
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.94
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.65
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.7
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.15
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.09
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.19
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$25.1
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.15
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.36
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.76
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.38
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.49
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$26.4
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.06
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.9
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.52
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.2
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$69.9
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$439
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15919
$8558

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$602
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$678
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$830
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$808
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$491
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$806
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$641
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$824
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$958
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1590
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$629
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2427
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2753
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$801
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$852
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$895
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$819
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$783
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1014
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$780
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$774
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$774
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$746
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$726
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$795
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$691
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$794
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$813
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$592
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$605
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$781
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$725
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$538
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$618
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$607
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$623
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$611
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$671

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699