Hefei vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$3196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$7594
🏠 One person rent	$205	$2049
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$709
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$220
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$4771
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	93	99
😀 Quality of life	66	93
🏙️ Population	9.37M	3.9M

The cost of living in Hefei is 80% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7405th and 80th ($625 vs $3196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 71st 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 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 1.5 months in Los Angeles. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Los Angeles ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 3963rd and 58th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Los Angeles

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	Hefei	Los Angeles
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$21.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$87.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$8.51
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$5.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$2168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$1758
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$4056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$3293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$220
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$8056
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$7115
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$73.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$16.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$4.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$6.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$17.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$5.25
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$190
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$27.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$60.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$1650
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$28838

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2887
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2803
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2873
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2798
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2735
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2936
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2902
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2768
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3061
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2727
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3105
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2786
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3659
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3014
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2903
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2788
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2780
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3033
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3416
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2750
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3370
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2735
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3086
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3104
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2824
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2787
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2720
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3022
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2775
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3162
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2758
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2669
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2662
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3573
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2789
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3256
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2919