Hefei vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hefei	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$727	$3187
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1858	$7653
🏠 One person rent	$277	$2045
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$3732
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$714
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$952	$5275
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	93	99
😀 Quality of life	65	94
🏙️ Population	9.37M	3.9M

The cost of living in Hefei is 77% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 6780th and 72nd ($727 vs $3187) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 59th 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 1.7 months in Los Angeles. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 4171st and 47th 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	$2.86	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$103
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$7.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.93
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$2261
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1732
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$3983
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$3315
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.81%	6.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3971	$7592
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2140	$7011
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$73.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.68	$16.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$4.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$4.49
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$3.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$8.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$4.89
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.67	$18.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43	$174
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.57	$27.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$61
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8558	$28613

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$694
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$649
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$706
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$658
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$705
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$903
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$524
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$774
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$636
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$642
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$771
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$651
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$673
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$639
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$650
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$703
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$690
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$630
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$659
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$648
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$698
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$613
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$619
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$629
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$633
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$702
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$656
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$705
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$729
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$673
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$694
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$528
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$699

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2682
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2673
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2720
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2652
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2748
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2883
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2849
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2604
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$2984
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2561
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$2738
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2675
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2612
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3553
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$2831
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2289
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2633
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2733
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$2844
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3327
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2638
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3271
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2354
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2709
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3009
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$2861
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2776
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2714
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2629
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2572
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$2866
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2715
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3054
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$2717
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2552
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2569
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3589
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2673
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3065
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2754