Hefei vs Long Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hefei	Long Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$670	$2683
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1770	$6239
🏠 One person rent	$214	$1744
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$3093
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$655
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1012	$4372
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	84	94
😀 Quality of life	71	78
🏙️ Population	9.37M	467K

The cost of living in Hefei is 75% less expensive than in Long Beach. Cities ranked 7494th and 604th ($670 vs $2683) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 532nd in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hefei compared to 1.6 months in Long Beach. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Long Beach ranked 279th in the United States, while ranked 3146th and 958th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Long Beach

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	Hefei	Long Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.65	$19.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$72.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.4	$14.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$5.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$3.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$1850
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$1515
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$3208
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$2788
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.8	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.17%	6.08%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3568	$7147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1930	$6897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.2	$72.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$3.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$4.57
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$4.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.7
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$5.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$5.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$14.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.52	$10.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$7.51
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$3.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$37.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$95.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$51.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.6	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$240	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8681	$19617

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$628
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$624
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$650
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$612
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$674
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$653
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$671
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$523
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$602
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$652
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$789
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$587
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$551
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$684
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$644
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$613
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$620
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$635
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$605
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$623
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$661
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$657
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$623
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$610
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$644
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$667
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$595
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$567
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$627
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$588
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$663
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$672
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$636
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$693
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$646
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$651
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$531
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$693

Cities near Long Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Carson	$3000
11 km or 6.5 mi	Seal Beach	$2893
11 km or 7 mi	Lakewood	$2774
11 km or 7.1 mi	Lomita	$3115
15 km or 9 mi	Compton	$2922
15 km or 9.2 mi	Bellflower	$2758
15 km or 9.2 mi	Paramount	$2793
15 km or 9.5 mi	Torrance	$3124
15 km or 9.6 mi	Cypress	$2854
16 km or 9.7 mi	Rancho Palos Verdes	$3737
16 km or 10 mi	Cerritos	$2739
17 km or 11 mi	Gardena	$3076
17 km or 11 mi	Lynwood	$2880
19 km or 12 mi	Norwalk	$2694
19 km or 12 mi	Westminster	$2989
19 km or 12 mi	Stanton	$2920
19 km or 12 mi	Redondo Beach	$3771
20 km or 12 mi	South Gate	$2867
20 km or 12 mi	Lawndale	$3243
20 km or 12 mi	Downey	$2766
20 km or 12 mi	Huntington Beach	$3238
20 km or 13 mi	Buena Park	$2875
22 km or 14 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
22 km or 14 mi	Garden Grove	$2987
22 km or 14 mi	Cudahy	$2866
23 km or 14 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
23 km or 14 mi	La Mirada	$2840
23 km or 14 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Valley	$3251
23 km or 15 mi	Bell	$2868
24 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
24 km or 15 mi	Maywood	$2888
25 km or 16 mi	Inglewood	$3066
26 km or 16 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
26 km or 16 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
27 km or 17 mi	Whittier	$2835
28 km or 17 mi	Fullerton	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Montebello	$2826
29 km or 18 mi	Santa Ana	$3164