Hefei vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hefei	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$707	$859
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1809	$2058
🏠 One person rent	$269	$407
🏘️ Family rent	$483	$683
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$532
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	23
😀 Quality of life	67	55
🏙️ Population	9.37M	2.26M

The cost of living in Hefei is 18% less expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 6756th and 6183rd ($707 vs $859) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 11th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Manaus ranked 14th in Brazil, while ranked 3921st and 5964th 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	$2.79	$5.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$26.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$7.36
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$554	$691
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$81.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.3	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$21.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	9.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$1617
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2072	$960
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$41.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$6.82
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.59
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$4.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$7.65
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.72
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.06
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$9.04
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$1.66
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$2.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$4.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$3.25
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$0.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$22
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$6.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.6	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.41	$7.94
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$60.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8280	$5190

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$696
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$655
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$702
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$687
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$728
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$898
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$532
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$624
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$700
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$740
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$671
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$708
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$789
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$645
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$660
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$626
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$631
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$720
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$694
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$625
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$643
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$652
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$707
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$604
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$617
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$625
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$621
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$707
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$641
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$699
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$713
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$713
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$532
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$696

Cities near Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$761
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$761
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$764
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$759
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$774
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$771
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$772
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$634
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$627
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$683
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$668
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$634
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$618
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$631
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$631
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$933
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$562
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$574
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$870
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$605
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$633
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$921
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$743
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$635
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$928
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$896
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$636
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$761
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1248
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$617
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1490
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$694
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1528
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$577
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$760
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$695
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$860
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$868
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$824
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$556