Hefei vs Male - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Hefei Male
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$1295
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$3008
🏠 One person rent
$277
$809
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$1621
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$347
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$40.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$1018
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
93
7
😀 Quality of life
65
61
🏙️ Population
9.37M
133K

The cost of living in Hefei is 44% less expensive than in Male. Cities ranked 6780th and 4342nd ($727 vs $1295) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 2nd in China and Maldives, respectively. Check China vs Maldives comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 0.8 months in Male. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Male ranked 1st in Maldives, while ranked 4171st and 5145th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Cost of living in Hefei vs Male infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Hefei vs Male

Prices for goods and services in Hefei and Male are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Hefei Male
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$5.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$29.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$9.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$851
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$582
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1573
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$1368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$74
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$114
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$98.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
13.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$2675
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$1944
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$17.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$9.02
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.66
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$3.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.98
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$7.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$5.38
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$3.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$80.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$8.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$22.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$4.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$170
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$3225

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Male

Distance City Cost of living
5.4 km or 3.4 mi Hulhumale
$1515
610 km or 379 mi Thiruvananthapuram
$370
618 km or 384 mi Varkala
$331
621 km or 386 mi Nagercoil
$289
624 km or 388 mi Kollam
$250
687 km or 427 mi Tirunelveli
$280
688 km or 428 mi Kottayam
$316
713 km or 443 mi Kochi
$394
714 km or 444 mi Ernakulam
$368
724 km or 450 mi Thoothukudi
$306
761 km or 473 mi Beruwala
$549
763 km or 474 mi Colombo
$636
766 km or 476 mi Thrissur
$298
771 km or 479 mi Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte
$492
772 km or 479 mi Galle
$484
777 km or 483 mi Negombo
$437
788 km or 490 mi Gampaha
$428
803 km or 499 mi Matara
$499
814 km or 506 mi Malappuram
$287
817 km or 507 mi Madurai
$355
825 km or 513 mi Kozhikode
$350
843 km or 524 mi Dindigul
$334
849 km or 528 mi Coimbatore
$340
862 km or 535 mi Kandy
$435
879 km or 546 mi Kannur
$304
892 km or 554 mi Anuradhapura
$561
899 km or 559 mi Tiruppur
$306
922 km or 573 mi Erode
$338
935 km or 581 mi Tiruchirappalli
$324
964 km or 599 mi Thanjavur
$289
968 km or 602 mi Mysore
$325
977 km or 607 mi Salem
$330
979 km or 608 mi Mangalore
$433
983 km or 611 mi Trincomalee
$534
1027 km or 638 mi Udupi
$298
1076 km or 669 mi Bangalore
$578
1087 km or 675 mi Cuddalore
$310
1093 km or 679 mi Tumkur
$378
1106 km or 688 mi Shimoga
$346
1108 km or 688 mi Pondicherry
$352