Hefei vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hefei	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$727	$3039
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1858	$7612
🏠 One person rent	$277	$1950
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$3959
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$774
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$128
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$952	$4110
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	62
😀 Quality of life	65	87
🏙️ Population	9.37M	351K

The cost of living in Hefei is 76% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 6780th and 133rd ($727 vs $3039) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 103rd 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 32nd best city to live in China vs Honolulu ranked 78th in the United States, while ranked 4171st and 290th 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	$2.86	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$80
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$8.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$6.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1975
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1617
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$3984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$3497
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$295
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.81%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3971	$8808
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2140	$8156
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$3.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$79.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.68	$24.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$6.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$6.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$6.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$23.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$6.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$4.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$4.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$5.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$44.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.67	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.57	$26.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$1383
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8558	$31596

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$694
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$649
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$706
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$658
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$705
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$903
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$524
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$774
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$636
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$642
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$771
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$651
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$673
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$639
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$650
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$703
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$690
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$630
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$659
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$648
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$698
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$613
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$619
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$629
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$633
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$702
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$656
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$705
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$729
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$673
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$694
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$528
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$699

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2776
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2571
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2601
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2554
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3033
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2719
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3271
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2372
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$520
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1519
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1523
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2538
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$3042
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3152
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3180
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3196
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3224
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2873
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2952
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4155
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3293
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3330
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3176
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$3781
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2864
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3672
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3804
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3442
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$521
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3473
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3584
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2846
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$2839
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3053
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3048
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3085