Hefei vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hefei	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$670	$3331
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1770	$7928
🏠 One person rent	$214	$2072
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$3682
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$911
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1012	$4111
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	84	58
😀 Quality of life	71	85
🏙️ Population	9.37M	351K

The cost of living in Hefei is 80% less expensive than in Honolulu. Cities ranked 7494th and 79th ($670 vs $3331) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 59th 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 1.5 months in Hefei compared to 1.2 months in Honolulu. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Honolulu ranked 143rd in the United States, while ranked 3146th and 433rd 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	$2.65	$23.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.4	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$9.67
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$8.71
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$4.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$2390
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$1716
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$4305
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$3150
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.8	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$64
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.17%	6.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3568	$8773
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1930	$7272
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$3.02
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.2	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$25.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$6.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$5.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$8.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$18.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$7.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$5.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$6.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$4.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.92
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$2.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$4.63
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$20.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.52	$12.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$8.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$3.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$57.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$172
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$25.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$64.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.6	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$240	$2145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8681	$26966

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$628
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$624
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$650
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$612
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$653
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$671
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$523
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$602
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$652
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$789
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$587
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$551
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$684
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$644
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$613
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$620
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$635
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$605
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$661
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$657
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$623
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$610
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$644
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$595
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$567
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$627
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$588
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$663
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$672
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$636
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$693
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$646
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$531
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$693

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2997
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2649
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2760
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2676
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3302
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2888
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3565
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2463
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$526
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1497
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1499
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2064
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2364
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3245
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3264
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3261
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3276
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2889
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2968
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4178
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3310
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3286
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3181
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4110
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2903
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3797
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3577
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3357
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$526
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3588
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3728
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2905
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1936
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3102
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3086
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3194