Guangzhou vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$785
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2110
$1770
🏠 One person rent
$342
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$587
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$267
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$87.2
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1288
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
96
84
😀 Quality of life
77
71
🏙️ Population
18.7M
9.37M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 17% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6854th and 7494th ($785 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 101st in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.5 months in Hefei. Ranked 3rd vs 22nd best cities to live in China, and 1149th vs 3146th 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
$2.93
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$29.7
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.12
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.17
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.11
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.55
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$484
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$245
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$851
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$437
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$35.4
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$53.9
$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.9
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.46%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9091
$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3444
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.44
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.7
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.01
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.85
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.1
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.53
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.06
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.13
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.35
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.78
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.79
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.6
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.87
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.23
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.77
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$67.1
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.46
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.7
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.3
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.8
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$82.4
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$458
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$19408
$8681

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$627
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$694
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$873
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$801
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$548
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$678
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$858
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$995
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1734
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$638
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$839
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2396
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2663
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$777
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$793
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$908
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$828
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$766
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$954
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$778
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$802
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$797
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$739
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$600
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$682
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$473
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$751
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$758
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$474
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$612
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$824
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$714
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$528
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$648
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$601
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$620
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$602
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$705
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$711

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693