Hefei vs Manchester - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hefei	Manchester
🚶 Cost of living one person	$654	$2365
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$5609
🏠 One person rent	$218	$1445
🏘️ Family rent	$371	$2498
🍽️ Food expenses	$248	$583
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$930	$3421
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	84	90
😀 Quality of life	71	93
🏙️ Population	9.37M	548K

The cost of living in Hefei is 72% less expensive than in Manchester. Cities ranked 7557th and 1156th ($654 vs $2365) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 105th and 33rd in China and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check China vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.4 months in Manchester. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Manchester ranked 9th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3551st and 78th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Manchester

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	Hefei	Manchester
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.98	$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$93.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.34	$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$7.56
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1540
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$1148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$2808
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$2033
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$176
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.9	$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.4	$43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.44%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3689	$4797
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1986	$4525
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.9	$120
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$2.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$8.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$18.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.12
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.19	$10.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$20.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$7.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$2.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$49.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.75	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$92.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$14.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$99.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.7	$93.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$1658
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9430	$21096

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$633
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$615
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$647
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$603
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$669
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$646
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$680
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$519
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$594
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$765
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$544
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$665
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$626
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$601
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$601
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$623
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$592
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$618
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$644
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$652
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$604
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$608
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$632
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$652
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$581
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$556
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$611
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$581
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$684
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$617
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$661
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$623
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$675
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$628
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$514
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$677

Cities near Manchester

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.3 km or 2.7 mi	Salford	$2080
5.3 km or 3.3 mi	Droylsden	$2002
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Stretford	$2055
7.5 km or 4.7 mi	Sale	$2033
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1866
12 km or 7.2 mi	Oldham	$1741
12 km or 7.6 mi	Altrincham	$1974
15 km or 9.1 mi	Bury	$1818
17 km or 11 mi	Rochdale	$1827
19 km or 12 mi	Bolton	$2079
24 km or 15 mi	Macclesfield	$1904
26 km or 16 mi	Warrington	$2046
28 km or 17 mi	Wigan	$1718
34 km or 21 mi	Chorley	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	St Helens	$1686
35 km or 22 mi	Widnes	$1907
35 km or 22 mi	Blackburn	$1846
35 km or 22 mi	Runcorn	$1928
36 km or 22 mi	Burnley	$1496
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1857
38 km or 23 mi	Halifax	$1991
39 km or 25 mi	Brighouse	$1925
42 km or 26 mi	Leek	$1841
43 km or 27 mi	Crewe	$1674
45 km or 28 mi	Preston	$1754
46 km or 29 mi	Dewsbury	$1861
48 km or 30 mi	Bradford	$1787
49 km or 30 mi	Batley	$1882
49 km or 30 mi	Ellesmere Port	$1951
49 km or 31 mi	Keighley	$1855
50 km or 31 mi	Bootle	$1893
51 km or 31 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1519
51 km or 32 mi	Barnsley	$1567
51 km or 32 mi	Liverpool	$1998
51 km or 32 mi	Sheffield	$1940
52 km or 32 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1730
52 km or 33 mi	Chester	$2047
53 km or 33 mi	Bebington	$1888
53 km or 33 mi	Birkenhead	$1895
53 km or 33 mi	Crosby	$1862