Hefei vs Honolulu - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hefei	Honolulu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$654	$3241
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$7578
🏠 One person rent	$218	$2025
🏘️ Family rent	$371	$3537
🍽️ Food expenses	$248	$870
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$930	$4156
😷 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 7557th and 117th ($654 vs $3241) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 105th and 83rd 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 22nd best city to live in China vs Honolulu ranked 139th in the United States, while ranked 3551st and 438th 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	$2.98	$21.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$105
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.34	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$9.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$7.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$4.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$2262
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$1695
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$4086
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$3027
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$151
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.9	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.4	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.44%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3689	$8726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1986	$7721
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.9	$86.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$2.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$5.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$6.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$7.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$20
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$6.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$4.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$6.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$2.15
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$4.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.19	$17.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$4.5
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$12.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$8.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$7.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$3.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$60
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.75	$19.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$25.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.7	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$1887
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9430	$23744

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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

Cities near Honolulu

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.1 mi	East Honolulu	$2925
16 km or 10 mi	Pearl	$2610
19 km or 12 mi	Waipahu	$2700
24 km or 15 mi	Mililani Mauka	$2643
152 km or 94 mi	Kahului	$3147
191 km or 118 mi	Kauai	$2821
267 km or 166 mi	Kailua-Kona	$3544
339 km or 211 mi	Hilo	$2467
2149 km or 1335 mi	London	$539
3662 km or 2275 mi	Djarrit	$1510
3674 km or 2283 mi	Majuro	$1507
3836 km or 2383 mi	Eureka	$2088
3840 km or 2386 mi	Ukiah	$2588
3843 km or 2388 mi	Pacifica	$3255
3847 km or 2390 mi	Daly	$3252
3848 km or 2391 mi	San Bruno	$3264
3849 km or 2392 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
3849 km or 2392 mi	Millbrae	$3282
3850 km or 2392 mi	Windsor	$2840
3852 km or 2393 mi	Rohnert Park	$2948
3852 km or 2393 mi	San Rafael	$4102
3852 km or 2394 mi	Burlingame	$3346
3853 km or 2394 mi	Petaluma	$3309
3853 km or 2394 mi	Novato	$3182
3854 km or 2395 mi	San Francisco	$4040
3855 km or 2395 mi	Santa Rosa	$2802
3855 km or 2396 mi	San Mateo	$3831
3856 km or 2396 mi	Belmont	$3593
3858 km or 2397 mi	San Carlos	$3359
3859 km or 2398 mi	South Tarawa	$538
3859 km or 2398 mi	Foster	$3604
3859 km or 2398 mi	Redwood	$3771
3860 km or 2398 mi	Monterey	$2873
3860 km or 2399 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
3863 km or 2400 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
3864 km or 2401 mi	Seaside	$1923
3866 km or 2402 mi	Richmond	$3083
3866 km or 2402 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
3867 km or 2403 mi	San Pablo	$3058
3867 km or 2403 mi	Los Altos	$3254