Hefei vs Madrid - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Madrid
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$1781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$4027
🏠 One person rent	$205	$1048
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$1736
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$445
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$163
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$2294
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	93	98
😀 Quality of life	66	90
🏙️ Population	9.37M	3.42M

The cost of living in Hefei is 65% less expensive than in Madrid. Cities ranked 7405th and 2443rd ($625 vs $1781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 5th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 1.3 months in Madrid. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Madrid ranked 1st in Spain, while ranked 3963rd and 151st 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	$3.46	$14.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$57
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$10.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$4.36
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$1203
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$853
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$2092
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$1428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$94
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$145
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$30.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$6884
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$3988
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$32.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.31
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$3.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$13.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$8.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.78
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$6.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$6.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$11.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$2.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$45
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$58.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$15.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$80.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$576
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$10042

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

Cities near Madrid

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Pozuelo de Alarcon	$1565
11 km or 6.7 mi	Coslada	$1530
14 km or 8.5 mi	Alcobendas	$1433
18 km or 11 mi	Mostoles	$1573
18 km or 11 mi	Fuenlabrada	$1389
18 km or 11 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387
21 km or 13 mi	Tres Cantos	$1309
29 km or 18 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
50 km or 31 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
68 km or 42 mi	Toledo	$1204
69 km or 43 mi	Segovia	$1285
138 km or 86 mi	Cuenca	$1084
155 km or 97 mi	Laguna de Duero	$1201
158 km or 98 mi	Villarrobledo	$1235
162 km or 101 mi	Valladolid	$1212
177 km or 110 mi	Salamanca	$1086
196 km or 122 mi	Puertollano	$812
208 km or 129 mi	Plasencia	$1098
211 km or 131 mi	Zamora	$1286
215 km or 133 mi	Burgos	$1107
223 km or 139 mi	Albacete	$1209
242 km or 150 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
244 km or 151 mi	Requena	$1261
250 km or 156 mi	Logrono	$983
251 km or 156 mi	Caceres	$947
253 km or 157 mi	Tudela	$1241
258 km or 160 mi	Linares	$1220
269 km or 167 mi	Ubeda	$1316
272 km or 169 mi	Zaragoza	$1101
281 km or 175 mi	Merida	$1126
283 km or 176 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
288 km or 179 mi	Leon	$1241
295 km or 183 mi	Jaen	$930
296 km or 184 mi	Jumilla	$1241
297 km or 184 mi	Cordoba	$1100
298 km or 185 mi	Yecla	$1324
299 km or 186 mi	Braganca	$806
301 km or 187 mi	Martos	$1204
302 km or 187 mi	Caravaca de la Cruz	$1221
302 km or 188 mi	Valencia	$1522