Hefei vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hefei	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$3361
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1702	$7751
🏠 One person rent	$216	$2151
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$3720
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$750
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$245
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$4549
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	93	99
😀 Quality of life	69	94
🏙️ Population	9.37M	3.9M

The cost of living in Hefei is 81% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7469th and 65th ($643 vs $3361) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 51st 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 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.4 months in Los Angeles. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Los Angeles ranked 14th in the United States, while ranked 4318th and 74th 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	$3.48	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$90.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$13.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$6.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$2364
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$1847
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$4128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$131
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$69.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.54%	6.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3665	$7753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2183	$6833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$81.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.42	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$3.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$7.62
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$4.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$4.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$3.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$13.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$9.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$5.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$168
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$31.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$62
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$1849
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9056	$26874

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2803
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2786
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2844
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2780
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2722
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2940
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2952
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2764
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3132
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2728
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3036
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2739
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2762
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3656
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2947
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2917
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2807
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2822
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3706
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2758
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3288
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2650
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2856
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3119
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2970
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2855
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2794
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2769
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2731
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3004
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2810
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3122
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3008
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2725
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2682
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3595
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2788
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3191
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2927