Hefei vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hefei	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$727	$1079
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1858	$2553
🏠 One person rent	$277	$487
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$837
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$302
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$952	$1695
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	72
😀 Quality of life	65	58
🏙️ Population	9.37M	4.43M

The cost of living in Hefei is 33% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 6780th and 5069th ($727 vs $1079) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 3rd 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 32nd best city to live in China vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 4171st and 5446th 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	$2.86	$9.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$40.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$2.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$405
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$781
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$657
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$72.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$111
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$44.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.81%	11.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3971	$1096
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2140	$753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.89
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$81.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.68	$10.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.21
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$1.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$2.66
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$5.16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$6.49
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.7
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.62
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$1.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$3.19
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$6.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.67	$7.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43	$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.57	$6.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$241
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8558	$5865

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$694
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$649
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$706
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$658
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$705
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$903
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$524
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$774
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$636
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$642
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$771
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$651
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$673
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$639
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$650
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$703
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$690
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$630
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$659
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$648
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$698
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$613
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$619
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$629
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$633
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$702
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$656
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$705
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$729
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$673
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$694
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$528
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$699

Cities near Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$997
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$874
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$971
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$822
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$696
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$838
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$909
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$717
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$768
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$848
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$943
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$717
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$819
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$841
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$689
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$788
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$774
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$809
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$692
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$718
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$559
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$690
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$623
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$791
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$654
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$533
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$459
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$627
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$663
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$696
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$581
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$554
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$859
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$674
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$1003
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$600
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1116
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$834
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$585
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1045