Hefei vs Johannesburg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Johannesburg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$993
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$2403
🏠 One person rent	$205	$441
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$809
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$288
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$1383
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	72
😀 Quality of life	66	57
🏙️ Population	9.37M	4.43M

The cost of living in Hefei is 37% less expensive than in Johannesburg. Cities ranked 7405th and 5539th ($625 vs $993) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 4th in China and South Africa, respectively. Check China vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 1.4 months in Johannesburg. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Johannesburg ranked 2nd in South Africa, while ranked 3963rd and 5667th 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	$3.46	$9.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$37.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$318
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$790
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$627
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$71.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$110
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$39.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	11.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$1031
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$684
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$9.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$2.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$5.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$6.12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.35
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$5.96
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$5.59
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.42
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$33.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$7.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$5.55
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$48.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$88.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$214
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$5271

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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 Johannesburg

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.8 mi	Sandton	$953
13 km or 8 mi	Randburg	$837
19 km or 12 mi	Soweto	$923
28 km or 17 mi	Benoni	$785
40 km or 25 mi	Springs	$678
41 km or 25 mi	Centurion	$807
53 km or 33 mi	Pretoria	$906
53 km or 33 mi	Vereeniging	$672
59 km or 36 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
71 km or 44 mi	Brits	$820
101 km or 62 mi	Rustenburg	$889
109 km or 68 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
143 km or 89 mi	Bethal	$784
152 km or 94 mi	Middelburg	$795
155 km or 97 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
179 km or 111 mi	Kroonstad	$768
237 km or 147 mi	Welkom	$748
244 km or 152 mi	Mmabatho	$780
262 km or 163 mi	Lobatse	$665
275 km or 171 mi	Gaborone	$691
287 km or 179 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
302 km or 188 mi	Kanye	$664
311 km or 193 mi	Mbabane	$562
323 km or 201 mi	Vryheid	$763
325 km or 202 mi	Molepolole	$628
329 km or 204 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
333 km or 207 mi	Manzini	$442
350 km or 217 mi	Maseru	$621
366 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
369 km or 229 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
409 km or 254 mi	Mafeteng	$567
417 km or 259 mi	Palapye	$540
429 km or 267 mi	Kimberley	$814
442 km or 275 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
443 km or 275 mi	Matola	$964
446 km or 277 mi	Serowe	$583
454 km or 282 mi	Maputo	$1068
501 km or 311 mi	Durban	$809
562 km or 349 mi	Francistown	$624
577 km or 358 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003