Hefei vs Kagoshima - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hefei	Kagoshima
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$1016
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1702	$2478
🏠 One person rent	$216	$428
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$626
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$325
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$1931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	28 km
🎓 Higher education	93	46
😀 Quality of life	69	74
🏙️ Population	9.37M	594K

The cost of living in Hefei is 37% less expensive than in Kagoshima. Cities ranked 7469th and 5446th ($643 vs $1016) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 363rd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.9 months in Kagoshima. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Kagoshima ranked 272nd in Japan, while ranked 4318th and 2456th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Kagoshima

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	Hefei	Kagoshima
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$31.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$4.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$530
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$705
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$186
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$34.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.54%	1.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3665	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2183	$2046
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.42	$39.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$4.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$19.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.31
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$3.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$6.25
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$3.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$3.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$39.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$11.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$24.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$42
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$68
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$392
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9056	$12844

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$620
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$601
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$631
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$592
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$629
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$672
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$509
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$583
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$617
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$753
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$567
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$532
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$659
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$595
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$590
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$610
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$582
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$602
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$639
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$597
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$642
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$563
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$597
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$570
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$674
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$602
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$620
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$622
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$499
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$663

Cities near Kagoshima

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.5 mi	Hioki	$931
16 km or 10 mi	Aira	$927
25 km or 16 mi	Kirishima	$918
27 km or 17 mi	Minamikyushu	$925
30 km or 19 mi	Minamisatsuma	$926
30 km or 19 mi	Ichikikushikino	$923
34 km or 21 mi	Satsumasendai	$919
36 km or 22 mi	Satsuma	$915
37 km or 23 mi	Kanoya	$917
39 km or 24 mi	Ibusuki	$917
44 km or 27 mi	Makurazaki	$915
44 km or 27 mi	Soo	$889
48 km or 30 mi	Shibushi	$898
50 km or 31 mi	Miyakonojo	$888
51 km or 32 mi	Isa	$905
56 km or 35 mi	Mimata	$866
58 km or 36 mi	Izumi	$911
59 km or 37 mi	Kobayashi	$880
71 km or 44 mi	Minamata	$909
71 km or 44 mi	Hitoyoshi	$900
78 km or 48 mi	Nichinan	$862
89 km or 55 mi	Miyazaki	$852
98 km or 61 mi	Saito	$846
102 km or 63 mi	Amakusa	$900
103 km or 64 mi	Yatsushiro	$907
107 km or 67 mi	Takanabe	$853
111 km or 69 mi	Kami-Amakusa	$903
117 km or 73 mi	Uki	$914
121 km or 75 mi	Minamishimabara	$900
122 km or 76 mi	Uto	$914
133 km or 82 mi	Shimabara	$899
134 km or 84 mi	Kumamoto	$991
135 km or 84 mi	Mashiki	$912
136 km or 85 mi	Hyuga	$898
142 km or 88 mi	Unzen	$894
143 km or 89 mi	Kikuyo	$913
145 km or 90 mi	Koshi	$914
146 km or 90 mi	Ozu	$909
147 km or 91 mi	Isahaya	$891
147 km or 91 mi	Nagasaki	$948