Hefei vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hefei	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$707	$2961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1809	$7256
🏠 One person rent	$269	$1873
🏘️ Family rent	$483	$3753
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$777
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$4025
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	62
😀 Quality of life	67	86
🏙️ Population	9.37M	351K

The cost of living in Hefei is 76% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 6756th and 153rd ($707 vs $2961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 128th 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 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.4 months in Honolulu. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Honolulu ranked 65th in the United States, while ranked 3921st and 260th 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	$2.79	$19.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$78.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$7.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$6.18
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$1910
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1535
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$554	$3813
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$3278
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$195
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.3	$299
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$68.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	6.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$10099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2072	$8860
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$79.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$6.63
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$6.88
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$6.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$6.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$6.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$4.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$3.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$1.71
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$5.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.6	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.41	$32.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$58.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$1372
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8280	$19011

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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

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2735
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2506
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2602
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2538
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$2716
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2655
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3169
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2340
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$491
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1316
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1316
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2602
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2935
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3135
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3133
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3147
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3163
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2898
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2965
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4148
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3219
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3287
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3195
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3729
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$3026
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3583
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3567
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3300
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$491
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3518
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3389
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$1614
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2035
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3042
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3046
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3064