Hefei vs Jakarta - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Jakarta
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$1926
🏠 One person rent	$205	$343
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$832
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$56.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$548
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	80
😀 Quality of life	66	65
🏙️ Population	9.37M	10.6M

The cost of living in Hefei is 11% less expensive than in Jakarta. Cities ranked 7405th and 6882nd ($625 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 4th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 0.8 months in Jakarta. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Jakarta ranked 1st in Indonesia, while ranked 3963rd and 4292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Jakarta

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	Hefei	Jakarta
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$2.68
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$18.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$3.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$220
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$1133
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$594
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$66.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$26.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	9.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$1724
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$799
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$7.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$21.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$1.63
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$2.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$0.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$27
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$3.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$84.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$168
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$8860

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

Cities near Jakarta

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	South Tangerang	$536
17 km or 11 mi	Bekasi	$518
20 km or 12 mi	Depok	$385
24 km or 15 mi	Tangerang	$558
43 km or 27 mi	Bogor	$513
78 km or 48 mi	Serang	$492
79 km or 49 mi	Sukabumi	$563
95 km or 59 mi	Cilegon	$488
106 km or 66 mi	Cimahi	$500
114 km or 71 mi	Bandung	$545
195 km or 121 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
196 km or 122 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
198 km or 123 mi	Cirebon	$521
210 km or 131 mi	Metro	$432
226 km or 141 mi	Banjar	$490
263 km or 163 mi	Tegal	$480
292 km or 182 mi	Cilacap	$474
321 km or 200 mi	Pekalongan	$471
403 km or 251 mi	Semarang	$493
423 km or 263 mi	Salatiga	$421
423 km or 263 mi	Prabumulih	$417
427 km or 265 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$395
463 km or 288 mi	Surakarta	$417
467 km or 290 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
540 km or 335 mi	Madiun	$486
548 km or 340 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
575 km or 357 mi	Bengkulu	$500
597 km or 371 mi	Kediri	$464
622 km or 386 mi	Blitar	$453
627 km or 390 mi	Jambi	$458
633 km or 393 mi	Mojokerto	$505
653 km or 406 mi	Batu	$410
661 km or 411 mi	Surabaya	$549
667 km or 414 mi	Malang	$365
688 km or 427 mi	Pasuruan	$510
724 km or 450 mi	Probolinggo	$614
742 km or 461 mi	Pontianak	$427
826 km or 513 mi	Singkawang	$430
836 km or 520 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506