Hefei vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hefei	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$707	$908
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1809	$2207
🏠 One person rent	$269	$403
🏘️ Family rent	$483	$738
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$254
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$173
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$1428
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	72
😀 Quality of life	67	61
🏙️ Population	9.37M	4.43M

The cost of living in Hefei is 22% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6756th and 5921st ($707 vs $908) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 1st in China and South Africa, respectively. Check China vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.6 months in Johannesburg. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Johannesburg ranked 1st in South Africa, while ranked 3921st and 5184th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Johannesburg

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	Hefei	Johannesburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.79	$7.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$35.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$4.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$277
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$554	$667
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$564
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$71.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.3	$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$39.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	11.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2072	$689
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$66
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$9.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.9
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$7.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$4.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$5.88
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$5.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$1.16
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$2.88
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$31.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.6	$27.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.41	$6.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8280	$4829

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$696
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$655
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$702
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$687
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$728
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$898
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$532
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$624
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$700
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$740
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$671
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$708
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$789
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$645
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$660
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$626
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$631
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$720
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$694
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$625
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$643
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$652
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$707
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$604
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$617
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$625
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$621
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$707
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$641
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$699
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$713
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$713
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$532
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$696

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$889
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$776
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$875
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$741
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$631
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$755
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$783
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$637
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$698
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$751
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$845
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$625
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$866
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$621
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$701
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$682
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$719
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$631
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$656
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$511
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$633
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$558
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$739
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$603
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$511
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$447
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$535
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$605
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$601
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$511
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$511
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$753
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$609
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$978
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$554
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1084
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$780
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$550
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$952