Guangzhou vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Guangzhou Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$758
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1996
$1702
🏠 One person rent
$322
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$570
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.1
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$792
$927
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
97
93
😀 Quality of life
75
69
🏙️ Population
18.7M
9.37M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 18% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6838th and 7469th ($758 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 101st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Ranked 6th vs 35th best cities to live in China, and 2100th vs 4318th among the best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Guangzhou vs Hefei infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Guangzhou vs Hefei

Prices for goods and services in Guangzhou and Hefei are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Guangzhou Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.82
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.08
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$862
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$410
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$36.4
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$56.4
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.1
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9090
$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3370
$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24
$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.76
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.7
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.7
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.91
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.15
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.29
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.34
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.85
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.35
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.52
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.17
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.68
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.5
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.25
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.51
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$70.3
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$349
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14783
$9056

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Guangzhou

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$589
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$662
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$829
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$777
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$518
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$794
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$662
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$827
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$878
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1746
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$608
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$816
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2414
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2718
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$766
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$818
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$892
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$809
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$765
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$941
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$766
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$780
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$773
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$750
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$579
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$669
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$451
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$726
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$897
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$454
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$790
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$693
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$546
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$634
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$574
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$598
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$622
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$697
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$677

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663