Guangzhou vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Guangzhou Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$782
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2063
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$354
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$619
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$262
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$84.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$829
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
96
84
😀 Quality of life
74
71
🏙️ Population
18.7M
9.37M

The cost of living in Guangzhou is 20% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6835th and 7557th ($782 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 105th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Guangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Ranked 7th vs 22nd best cities to live in China, and 2285th vs 3551st 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
$2.86
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.6
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.05
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.08
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.51
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$532
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$243
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$951
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$445
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$38.7
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.4
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.7
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.62%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8986
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3592
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.5
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.89
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.86
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.96
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.59
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.97
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.03
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.57
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.78
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.46
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.71
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.22
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.72
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60.1
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.05
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.67
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.3
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$71.6
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$400
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16938
$9430

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Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Foshan
$611
51 km or 32 mi Dongguan
$666
63 km or 39 mi Jiangmen
$848
65 km or 41 mi Qingyuan
$795
67 km or 42 mi Zhongshan
$534
83 km or 52 mi Zhaoqing
$807
100 km or 62 mi Zhuhai
$674
102 km or 63 mi Kaiping
$844
105 km or 65 mi Shenzhen
$939
111 km or 69 mi Macau
$1718
118 km or 73 mi Huizhou
$621
127 km or 79 mi Yunfu
$832
131 km or 81 mi Kowloon
$2415
132 km or 82 mi Hong Kong
$2674
162 km or 100 mi Heyuan
$765
189 km or 117 mi Shaoguan
$807
194 km or 121 mi Yangjiang
$896
202 km or 126 mi Wuzhou
$816
205 km or 127 mi Lianzhou
$760
216 km or 134 mi Shanwei
$943
225 km or 140 mi Hezhou
$769
281 km or 175 mi Gaozhou
$790
291 km or 181 mi Maoming
$789
298 km or 185 mi Chenzhou
$730
298 km or 185 mi Puning
$589
319 km or 198 mi Meizhou
$673
321 km or 199 mi Jieyang
$464
323 km or 201 mi Yulin
$738
345 km or 214 mi Ganzhou
$814
349 km or 217 mi Chaozhou
$465
352 km or 219 mi Shantou
$602
364 km or 226 mi Zhanjiang
$805
373 km or 232 mi Guigang
$699
384 km or 239 mi Guilin
$533
406 km or 252 mi Yongzhou
$638
414 km or 257 mi Liuzhou
$587
416 km or 259 mi Laibin
$608
424 km or 264 mi Hengyang
$609
440 km or 273 mi Longyan
$698
460 km or 286 mi Haikou
$694

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677