Hefei vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$1889
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$4256
🏠 One person rent
$277
$1111
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$1849
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$457
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$177
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$2391
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
93
98
😀 Quality of life
65
90
🏙️ Population
9.37M
3.33M

The cost of living in Hefei is 61% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 6780th and 2194th ($727 vs $1889) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 5th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 4171st and 149th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Madrid

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Hefei Madrid
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$58.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$4.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$1256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$911
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$2211
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$1526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$98
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$33.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
3.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$6496
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$4015
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.65
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$45.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$3.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$8.47
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$7.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$6.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$67.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$89.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$585
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$10462

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi Pozuelo de Alarcon
$1776
11 km or 6.7 mi Coslada
$1567
14 km or 8.5 mi Alcobendas
$1526
18 km or 11 mi Mostoles
$1591
18 km or 11 mi Fuenlabrada
$1592
18 km or 11 mi Torrejon de Ardoz
$1471
21 km or 13 mi Tres Cantos
$1396
29 km or 18 mi Alcala de Henares
$1444
50 km or 31 mi Guadalajara
$1122
68 km or 42 mi Toledo
$1289
69 km or 43 mi Segovia
$1333
138 km or 86 mi Cuenca
$1162
155 km or 97 mi Laguna de Duero
$1259
158 km or 98 mi Villarrobledo
$1287
162 km or 101 mi Valladolid
$1262
177 km or 110 mi Salamanca
$1127
196 km or 122 mi Puertollano
$974
208 km or 129 mi Plasencia
$1169
211 km or 131 mi Zamora
$1260
215 km or 133 mi Burgos
$1220
223 km or 139 mi Albacete
$1037
242 km or 150 mi Villanueva de la Serena
$1217
244 km or 151 mi Requena
$1317
250 km or 156 mi Logrono
$1016
251 km or 156 mi Caceres
$1019
253 km or 157 mi Tudela
$1314
258 km or 160 mi Linares
$1316
269 km or 167 mi Ubeda
$1461
272 km or 169 mi Zaragoza
$1330
281 km or 175 mi Merida
$1186
283 km or 176 mi Vitoria-Gasteiz
$1600
288 km or 179 mi Leon
$1337
295 km or 183 mi Jaen
$1013
296 km or 184 mi Jumilla
$1258
297 km or 184 mi Cordoba
$1165
298 km or 185 mi Yecla
$1271
299 km or 186 mi Braganca
$863
301 km or 187 mi Martos
$1284
302 km or 187 mi Caravaca de la Cruz
$1260
302 km or 188 mi Valencia
$1581