Hefei vs London - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hefei	London
🚶 Cost of living one person	$707	$3321
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1809	$7723
🏠 One person rent	$269	$2218
🏘️ Family rent	$483	$3918
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$574
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$349
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$4098
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	67	98
🏙️ Population	9.37M	8.91M

The cost of living in Hefei is 79% less expensive than in London. Cities ranked 6756th and 38th ($707 vs $3321) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 1st in China and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check China vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.2 months in London. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs London ranked 1st in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3921st and 5th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs London

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	Hefei	London
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.79	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$84.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$4.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$2493
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1838
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$554	$4599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$3306
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$210
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.3	$314
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$39.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$16999
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2072	$9363
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$3.94
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$99.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.67
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.34
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.88
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.51
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.05
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.86
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$19.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$8.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$7.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$3.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$58
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$17.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.6	$97.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.41	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$99.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$2256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8280	$25471

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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 London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3004
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2364
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2291
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2538
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2202
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2234
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2282
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2165
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2157
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2228
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2175
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2120
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2119
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2104
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2036
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2117
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2504
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$1981
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2152
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2050
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2345
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$1999
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2067
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2599
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2057
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1937
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2173
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2043
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2001
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2155
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1974
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2051
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2076
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$1993
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1875
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$1976
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1920
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$1972
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2406
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$1908