Hefei vs Manaus - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Manaus
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$1815
🏠 One person rent	$205	$355
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$600
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$94
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$458
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	93	23
😀 Quality of life	66	53
🏙️ Population	9.37M	2.06M

The cost of living in Hefei is 18% less expensive than in Manaus. Cities ranked 7405th and 6606th ($625 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 9th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 0.6 months in Manaus. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Manaus ranked 23rd in Brazil, while ranked 3963rd and 6060th 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	$3.46	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$6.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$2.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$380
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$235
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$618
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$432
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$72
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$112
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$19.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	9.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$1380
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$828
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$37.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$6.98
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.22
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$9.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$6.43
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$8.48
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.28
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$3.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$3.79
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$0.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$5.12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$43.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$44.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$57.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$199
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$4516

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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 Manaus

Distance	City	Cost of living
71 km or 44 mi	Manacapuru	$677
175 km or 109 mi	Itacoatiara	$679
257 km or 160 mi	Maues	$682
364 km or 226 mi	Coari	$676
368 km or 229 mi	Parintins	$694
466 km or 290 mi	Itaituba	$695
484 km or 301 mi	Oriximina	$697
522 km or 324 mi	Tefe	$579
594 km or 369 mi	Santarem	$639
662 km or 412 mi	Boa Vista	$560
762 km or 474 mi	Porto Velho	$606
828 km or 515 mi	Ariquemes	$575
867 km or 539 mi	Altamira	$611
892 km or 554 mi	Ji-Parana	$575
979 km or 608 mi	Rolim de Moura	$576
1030 km or 640 mi	Linden	$1031
1040 km or 646 mi	Santana	$565
1054 km or 655 mi	Macapa	$610
1059 km or 658 mi	Nieuw Nickerie	$856
1071 km or 666 mi	Breves	$590
1072 km or 666 mi	Vilhena	$577
1076 km or 669 mi	New Amsterdam	$1033
1094 km or 680 mi	Sinop	$671
1108 km or 689 mi	Tabatinga	$580
1118 km or 695 mi	Georgetown	$1062
1133 km or 704 mi	Paramaribo	$881
1151 km or 715 mi	Tucurui	$603
1151 km or 715 mi	Rio Branco	$735
1165 km or 724 mi	Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	$1247
1172 km or 729 mi	Cameta	$583
1231 km or 765 mi	Kourou	$1645
1235 km or 767 mi	Maraba	$629
1236 km or 768 mi	Cayenne	$1643
1246 km or 774 mi	Abaetetuba	$518
1264 km or 785 mi	Upata	$789
1290 km or 801 mi	Puerto Ayacucho	$757
1292 km or 803 mi	Belem	$755
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Guayana	$890
1307 km or 812 mi	Ciudad Bolivar	$880
1308 km or 813 mi	Ananindeua	$638