Hefei vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hefei	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$670	$3420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1770	$7800
🏠 One person rent	$214	$2177
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$3742
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$761
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$263
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1012	$4482
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	84	99
😀 Quality of life	71	93
🏙️ Population	9.37M	3.9M

The cost of living in Hefei is 80% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7494th and 62nd ($670 vs $3420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 47th 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 3146th and 50th 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	$2.65	$22.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$104
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.4	$14.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$6.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$3.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$2356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$1856
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$4109
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$3268
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.8	$152
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$236
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.17%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3568	$8186
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1930	$7185
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.2	$95.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$4.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$4.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$6.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$14.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$5.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$5.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$15.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.52	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$5.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$2.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$70.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$29.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$80.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.6	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$240	$1748
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8681	$23685

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2945
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2888
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2945
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2868
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2786
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$3031
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$3020
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2866
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3184
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2798
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3055
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2826
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2867
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3717
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3066
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2945
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2880
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2868
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3054
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3802
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2818
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3369
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2766
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2922
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3179
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3139
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2849
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2826
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2793
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3076
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2858
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3243
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3020
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2694
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3654
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2835
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3295
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$3000