Hefei vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hefei	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$3173
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1702	$7419
🏠 One person rent	$216	$1978
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$3525
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$855
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$129
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$4215
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	62
😀 Quality of life	69	88
🏙️ Population	9.37M	351K

The cost of living in Hefei is 80% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 7469th and 122nd ($643 vs $3173) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 90th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.3 months in Honolulu. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Honolulu ranked 103rd in the United States, while ranked 4318th and 322nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Honolulu

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	Hefei	Honolulu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$90.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$14.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$6.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$1983
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$1696
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$3566
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$3123
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$248
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.54%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3665	$9387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2183	$7920
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.42	$25.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$5.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$7.8
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$8.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$19.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$7.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$4.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$5.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$3.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$2.14
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$4.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$19.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$4.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$7.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$6.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$51.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$1645
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9056	$20539

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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

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2892
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2637
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2631
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3155
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2825
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3515
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2402
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$532
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1502
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1496
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2778
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3218
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3223
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3230
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3285
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2864
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2946
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$3797
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3317
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3297
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3094
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2884
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3756
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3553
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3382
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$533
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3634
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3890
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2858
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1905
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3026
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3014
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3182