Hefei vs Jerusalem - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Jerusalem
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$2114
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$5127
🏠 One person rent	$205	$1224
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$2310
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$127
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$2561
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	38 km
🎓 Higher education	93	78
😀 Quality of life	66	85
🏙️ Population	9.37M	936K

The cost of living in Hefei is 70% less expensive than in Jerusalem. Cities ranked 7405th and 1551st ($625 vs $2114) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 7th in China and Israel, respectively. Check China vs Israel comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 1.2 months in Jerusalem. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Jerusalem ranked 4th in Israel, while ranked 3963rd and 374th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Jerusalem

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	Hefei	Jerusalem
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$84.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$8.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$4.27
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$1380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$980
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$1903
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$209
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$27.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.04%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$13235
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$8778
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.69
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$66.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$10.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$3.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$17.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.99
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$9.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$8.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$2.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$89.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$92.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$14.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$124
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$878
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$17799

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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 Jerusalem

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.5 mi	Bethlehem	$905
13 km or 7.9 mi	Ramallah	$996
22 km or 14 mi	Beit Shemesh	$1506
28 km or 17 mi	Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut	$1915
30 km or 19 mi	Hebron	$762
35 km or 22 mi	Lod	$1891
36 km or 22 mi	Dura	$813
36 km or 22 mi	Ariel	$1556
36 km or 23 mi	Ramla	$2123
40 km or 25 mi	Rehovot	$1811
42 km or 26 mi	Rosh HaAyin	$1919
42 km or 26 mi	Yehud	$1931
43 km or 27 mi	Ness Ziona	$1943
43 km or 27 mi	Kafr Qasim	$1927
43 km or 27 mi	Rishon LeZion	$2028
44 km or 28 mi	Kiryat Malakhi	$1809
46 km or 28 mi	Petah Tikva	$1853
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Ono	$1894
46 km or 29 mi	Kiryat Gat	$1757
47 km or 29 mi	Yavne	$1884
48 km or 30 mi	Nablus	$877
49 km or 30 mi	Bnei Brak	$2072
50 km or 31 mi	Givatayim	$2156
50 km or 31 mi	Holon	$1834
50 km or 31 mi	Ramat Gan	$2232
51 km or 32 mi	Qalqilya	$761
51 km or 32 mi	Bat Yam	$1890
51 km or 32 mi	Hod HaSharon	$2035
52 km or 32 mi	Tel Aviv	$2306
53 km or 33 mi	Kfar Saba	$1965
54 km or 33 mi	Ashdod	$1837
54 km or 33 mi	Ramat HaSharon	$1912
54 km or 34 mi	Herzliya	$2145
55 km or 34 mi	Ra'anana	$1990
56 km or 35 mi	Tira	$1931
56 km or 35 mi	Al-Salt	$552
57 km or 36 mi	Tayibe	$1902
58 km or 36 mi	Arad	$1680
62 km or 38 mi	Rahat	$1686
63 km or 39 mi	Ashkelon	$1511