Hefei vs Hyderabad, India - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hefei	Hyderabad
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$470
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1702	$1151
🏠 One person rent	$216	$170
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$294
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$185
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$72.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$290
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	93	64
😀 Quality of life	69	64
🏙️ Population	9.37M	9.31M

The cost of living in Hefei is 37% more expensive than in Hyderabad, India. Cities ranked 7469th and 8810th ($643 vs $470) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 12th in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 0.6 months in Hyderabad, India. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Hyderabad, India ranked 7th in India, while ranked 4318th and 5455th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Hyderabad, India

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	Hefei	Hyderabad
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$3.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$5.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$2.24
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$214
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$121
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$221
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$21.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$33.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$8.06
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.54%	9.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3665	$1440
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2183	$832
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$14.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.42	$3.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.79
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$6.15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$3.62
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$0.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$0.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$0.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$1.45
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$3.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$0.89
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$19.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$3.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$8.02
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$31.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$47.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$112
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9056	$2504

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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 Hyderabad, India

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Secunderabad	$398
87 km or 54 mi	Mahbubnagar	$353
92 km or 57 mi	Nalgonda	$266
138 km or 86 mi	Warangal	$358
139 km or 86 mi	Karimnagar	$361
150 km or 93 mi	Nizamabad	$305
173 km or 108 mi	Gulbarga	$251
178 km or 110 mi	Kurnool	$345
179 km or 111 mi	Khammam	$265
190 km or 118 mi	Ramagundam	$343
210 km or 130 mi	Nandyal	$347
230 km or 143 mi	Latur	$396
231 km or 143 mi	Adoni	$383
232 km or 144 mi	Nanded	$328
242 km or 150 mi	Guntur	$277
247 km or 154 mi	Vijayawada	$339
263 km or 163 mi	Tenali	$290
264 km or 164 mi	Chirala	$304
268 km or 166 mi	Ongole	$334
273 km or 169 mi	Solapur	$285
290 km or 180 mi	Eluru	$298
293 km or 182 mi	Proddatur	$367
299 km or 186 mi	Bijapur	$333
312 km or 194 mi	Anantapur	$345
314 km or 195 mi	Machilipatnam	$307
321 km or 200 mi	Hospet	$266
325 km or 202 mi	Kadapa	$368
355 km or 221 mi	Rajahmundry	$301
363 km or 226 mi	Nellore	$535
401 km or 249 mi	Kakinada	$291
404 km or 251 mi	Amravati	$310
405 km or 252 mi	Akola	$297
407 km or 253 mi	Hindupur	$341
418 km or 260 mi	Sangli	$290
422 km or 262 mi	Davanagere	$295
424 km or 264 mi	Madanapalle	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Tirupati	$327
426 km or 265 mi	Nagpur	$545
427 km or 265 mi	Hubli	$355
431 km or 268 mi	Ichalkaranji	$302