Hefei vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hefei	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$707	$3165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1809	$7625
🏠 One person rent	$269	$2019
🏘️ Family rent	$483	$3688
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$715
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$6398
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	93	99
😀 Quality of life	67	94
🏙️ Population	9.37M	3.9M

The cost of living in Hefei is 78% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6756th and 72nd ($707 vs $3165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 60th 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 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 2 months in Los Angeles. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Los Angeles ranked 5th in the United States, while ranked 3921st and 34th 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	$2.79	$22.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$101
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$8.42
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$2215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1717
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$554	$4161
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$3237
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.3	$195
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$7697
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2072	$6904
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$87.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$4.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$4.61
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$5.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$18
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$2.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$4.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$55.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$17.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.6	$140
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.41	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$64.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$2020
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8280	$31623

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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 Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2777
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2717
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2781
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2678
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2821
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2887
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2854
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2638
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2987
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2578
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2734
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2713
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2650
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3660
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2886
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2297
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2676
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2750
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2836
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3263
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2649
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3220
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2442
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3030
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2987
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2747
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2702
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2621
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2579
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2935
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2707
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3148
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2700
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2541
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2375
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2665
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3168
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2862