Hefei vs Kuala Lumpur - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hefei	Kuala Lumpur
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$866
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1702	$2078
🏠 One person rent	$216	$415
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$706
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$295
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$1175
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	93	93
😀 Quality of life	69	78
🏙️ Population	9.37M	1.98M

The cost of living in Hefei is 26% less expensive than in Kuala Lumpur. Cities ranked 7469th and 6384th ($643 vs $866) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 1st in China and Malaysia, respectively. Check China vs Malaysia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.4 months in Kuala Lumpur. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Kuala Lumpur ranked 1st in Malaysia, while ranked 4318th and 985th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Kuala Lumpur

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	Hefei	Kuala Lumpur
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$4.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$4.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.11
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$522
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$311
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$927
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$550
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$25.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.54%	4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3665	$3056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2183	$1519
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.42	$9.83
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.53
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.04
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.01
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$4.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$3.22
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$3.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$1.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$2.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$46.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$4.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$21
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$5.58
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$267
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9056	$9002

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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 Kuala Lumpur

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.7 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
15 km or 9.1 mi	Subang Jaya	$789
19 km or 12 mi	Shah Alam	$681
24 km or 15 mi	Putrajaya	$584
25 km or 16 mi	Cyberjaya	$609
30 km or 19 mi	Klang	$704
54 km or 33 mi	Seremban	$643
123 km or 77 mi	Malacca	$689
124 km or 77 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
155 km or 97 mi	Muar	$771
167 km or 104 mi	Dumai	$519
176 km or 109 mi	Ipoh	$657
196 km or 122 mi	Kuantan	$552
199 km or 124 mi	Batu Pahat	$788
211 km or 131 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
217 km or 135 mi	Taiping	$552
219 km or 136 mi	Kluang	$771
229 km or 142 mi	Chukai	$598
282 km or 175 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
291 km or 181 mi	Butterworth	$701
291 km or 181 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
292 km or 181 mi	Pekanbaru	$503
293 km or 182 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
294 km or 183 mi	George Town	$754
297 km or 184 mi	Johor Bahru	$789
309 km or 192 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
311 km or 193 mi	Singapore City	$3201
315 km or 195 mi	Bukit Merah	$2909
335 km or 208 mi	Padangsidempuan	$563
338 km or 210 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
341 km or 212 mi	Medan	$466
346 km or 215 mi	Batam	$542
360 km or 224 mi	Binjai	$460
361 km or 225 mi	Alor Setar	$509
394 km or 245 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502
402 km or 250 mi	Kangar	$570
413 km or 257 mi	Langkawi	$592
441 km or 274 mi	Langsa	$449
451 km or 280 mi	Hat Yai	$592
457 km or 284 mi	Ko Lipe	$756