Hefei vs Los Angeles - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hefei	Los Angeles
🚶 Cost of living one person	$654	$3378
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$7707
🏠 One person rent	$218	$2168
🏘️ Family rent	$371	$3725
🍽️ Food expenses	$248	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$257
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$930	$4258
😷 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 81% less expensive than in Los Angeles. Cities ranked 7557th and 72nd ($654 vs $3378) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 105th and 52nd 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 1.3 months in Los Angeles. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Los Angeles ranked 8th in the United States, while ranked 3551st and 55th 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	$2.98	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$91
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.34	$13.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$8.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$6.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$2352
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$1867
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$4129
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$3274
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.9	$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.4	$65.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.44%	6.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3689	$7811
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1986	$7110
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.9	$94
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$18.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$7.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$3.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.19	$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$3.39
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$5.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$77.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.75	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$144
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$32.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.7	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$1715
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9430	$28004

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$633
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$615
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$647
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$603
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$669
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$646
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$680
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$519
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$594
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$765
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$544
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$665
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$626
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$601
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$601
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$623
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$592
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$618
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$644
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$652
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$604
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$608
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$632
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$652
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$581
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$556
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$611
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$581
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$684
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$617
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$661
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$623
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$675
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$628
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$514
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$677

Cities near Los Angeles

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Huntington Park	$2879
8.9 km or 5.5 mi	Maywood	$2850
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Florence-Graham	$2917
10 km or 6.2 mi	Bell	$2847
10 km or 6.2 mi	Monterey Park	$2749
11 km or 6.6 mi	Alhambra	$2976
11 km or 6.6 mi	South Pasadena	$2993
11 km or 7 mi	Cudahy	$2810
12 km or 7.6 mi	San Gabriel	$3159
12 km or 7.7 mi	Bell Gardens	$2775
12 km or 7.8 mi	West Hollywood	$3086
13 km or 7.8 mi	Montebello	$2769
13 km or 8 mi	South Gate	$2820
13 km or 8.2 mi	Glendale	$3695
14 km or 8.8 mi	Inglewood	$3020
15 km or 9 mi	Beverly Hills	$2912
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lynwood	$2835
15 km or 9.3 mi	Rosemead	$2850
15 km or 9.5 mi	Culver	$3020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Pasadena	$3768
16 km or 9.9 mi	Pico Rivera	$2796
16 km or 10 mi	Burbank	$3328
16 km or 10 mi	Downey	$2698
17 km or 11 mi	Compton	$2880
18 km or 11 mi	La Canada Flintridge	$3157
18 km or 11 mi	Hawthorne	$3057
18 km or 11 mi	Temple	$2894
18 km or 11 mi	South El Monte	$2842
18 km or 11 mi	West Whittier-Los Nietos	$2789
18 km or 11 mi	Paramount	$2770
19 km or 12 mi	Gardena	$3051
20 km or 12 mi	El Monte	$2847
21 km or 13 mi	Lawndale	$3193
21 km or 13 mi	Arcadia	$3019
21 km or 13 mi	Bellflower	$2702
22 km or 14 mi	Norwalk	$2688
22 km or 14 mi	Santa Monica	$3588
22 km or 14 mi	Whittier	$2815
23 km or 15 mi	Manhattan Beach	$3262
24 km or 15 mi	Carson	$2974