Hefei vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$906
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$205	$408
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$761
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$275
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$133
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	93	66
😀 Quality of life	66	53
🏙️ Population	9.37M	2.53M

The cost of living in Hefei is 31% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 7405th and 6005th ($625 vs $906) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 2nd in China and Colombia, respectively. Check China vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 3963rd and 6049th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Medellin

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	Hefei	Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$6.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$7.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$1.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$439
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$312
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$851
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$47.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$73.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$22.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	14.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$1715
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$1447
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.79
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$13.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$5.44
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$5.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$9.62
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.29
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$4.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.85
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$29.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$4.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$64
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$5682

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Medellin

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Envigado	$897
9.9 km or 6.1 mi	Bello	$839
131 km or 82 mi	Manizales	$653
135 km or 84 mi	Quibdo	$705
160 km or 99 mi	Pereira	$680
171 km or 106 mi	Cartago	$649
179 km or 111 mi	Salento	$605
190 km or 118 mi	Armenia	$598
205 km or 127 mi	Ibague	$529
209 km or 130 mi	Facatativa	$674
212 km or 131 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
221 km or 137 mi	Zipaquira	$709
232 km or 144 mi	Girardot	$493
239 km or 148 mi	Soacha	$794
242 km or 150 mi	Turbo	$664
246 km or 153 mi	Bogota	$887
250 km or 155 mi	Tulua	$513
257 km or 160 mi	Tunja	$563
282 km or 175 mi	Monteria	$645
285 km or 177 mi	Duitama	$882
288 km or 179 mi	Bucaramanga	$657
289 km or 179 mi	Floridablanca	$648
298 km or 185 mi	Sogamoso	$534
308 km or 192 mi	Buenaventura	$742
312 km or 194 mi	Palmira	$666
318 km or 198 mi	Villavicencio	$497
329 km or 204 mi	Cali	$748
331 km or 206 mi	Ocana	$650
334 km or 208 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
340 km or 211 mi	Sincelejo	$524
346 km or 215 mi	Magangue	$604
367 km or 228 mi	Yopal	$722
370 km or 230 mi	Neiva	$557
386 km or 240 mi	Cucuta	$562
387 km or 241 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$601
391 km or 243 mi	Rubio	$599
406 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$592
410 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$598
438 km or 272 mi	Popayan	$477
448 km or 279 mi	La Grita	$618