Hefei vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hefei	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$786
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1702	$1885
🏠 One person rent	$216	$359
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$249
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$480
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	23
😀 Quality of life	69	59
🏙️ Population	9.37M	2.06M

The cost of living in Hefei is 18% less expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 7469th and 6721st ($643 vs $786) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 19th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Manaus ranked 24th in Brazil, while ranked 4318th and 5990th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Manaus

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	Hefei	Manaus
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$5.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$6.53
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$236
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$661
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$75.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$20.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.54%	9.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3665	$1446
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2183	$858
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$39.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.42	$7.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$9.23
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$3.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$6.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$9.03
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$3.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$3.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$0.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$21
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$5.76
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$44.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$8.05
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$61.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$206
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9056	$4650

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$620
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$601
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$631
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$592
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$629
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$672
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$509
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$583
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$617
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$753
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$567
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$532
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$659
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$595
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$590
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$610
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$582
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$602
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$639
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$597
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$642
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$563
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$597
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$570
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$674
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$602
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$620
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$622
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$499
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$663

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$696
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$697
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$693
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$695
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$701
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$707
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$716
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$637
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$653
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$692
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$662
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$616
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$631
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$598
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$589
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1201
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$573
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$606
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$858
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$622
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$533
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1199
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$709
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$615
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1151
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$631
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$763
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1885
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$620
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1934
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$656
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1931
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$784
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$768
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$784
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$889
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$868
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$660