Hangzhou vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hangzhou Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$860
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2401
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$405
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$719
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$93.5
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$912
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
84
84
😀 Quality of life
72
71
🏙️ Population
11.9M
9.37M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 32% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6527th and 7557th ($860 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 105th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Ranked 18th vs 22nd best cities to live in China, and 3360th vs 3551st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs Hefei

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Hangzhou Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$26.7
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.99
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.97
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.12
$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
$522
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$310
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$964
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$566
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.9
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.3
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.57%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8066
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4023
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.57
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.1
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.85
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.13
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.99
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.13
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.71
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.55
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.7
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.23
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.81
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.01
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.1
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.24
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.74
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.33
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.47
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.8
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.66
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.34
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.1
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$75.5
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$477
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29918
$9430

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$680
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$643
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$594
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$652
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$667
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$644
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$782
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$684
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$598
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$671
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$652
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$683
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$696
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$665
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1126
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$669
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$644
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1002
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$623
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$661
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$650
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$584
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$628
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$617
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$636
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$697
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$604
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$557
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$620
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$680
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$626
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$636
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$611
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$701
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$525
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$669
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$677
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$646
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$765

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