Guangzhou vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$742
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2255
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$333
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$834
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$70.6
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1117
$933
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
97
93
😀 Quality of life
75
67
🏙️ Population
18.7M
9.37M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 5% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6607th and 6756th ($742 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 54th and 82nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Ranked 6th vs 28th best cities to live in China, and 955th vs 3921st 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
$4.17
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.8
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.84
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$3.46
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$380
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$259
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1120
$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$676
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.2
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$57.2
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.5
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.66%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10173
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4278
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.5
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.51
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.19
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.87
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.62
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.89
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.23
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.55
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.47
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$27.3
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.94
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.2
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$43.5
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.6
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$423
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18235
$8280

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$575
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$589
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$812
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$781
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$481
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$791
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$618
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$816
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1565
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$837
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$830
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2410
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2614
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$891
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$856
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$876
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$824
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$774
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$1083
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$785
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$831
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$857
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$752
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$738
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$799
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$716
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$806
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$812
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$588
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$589
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$777
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$735
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$525
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$584
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$596
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$611
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$530
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$713
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$620

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696