Hefei vs Medellin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Medellin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$867
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$2196
🏠 One person rent
$269
$387
🏘️ Family rent
$483
$760
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$262
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$141
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$933
$412
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
93
67
😀 Quality of life
67
54
🏙️ Population
9.37M
2.53M

The cost of living in Hefei is 18% less expensive than in Medellin. Cities ranked 6756th and 6140th ($707 vs $867) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 3rd in China and Colombia, respectively. Check China vs Colombia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 0.5 months in Medellin. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Medellin ranked 2nd in Colombia, while ranked 3921st and 5994th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Medellin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$5.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$22.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$6.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.76
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$289
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$554
$819
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$629
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$45.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.3
$69.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$23.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
14%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$1728
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$1560
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$45.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$5.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$9.25
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.23
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.48
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.1
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$5.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$29.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$4.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.6
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.41
$7.26
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$53.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$217
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8280
$6416

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi Envigado
$812
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Bello
$778
131 km or 82 mi Manizales
$727
135 km or 84 mi Quibdo
$649
160 km or 99 mi Pereira
$639
171 km or 106 mi Cartago
$639
179 km or 111 mi Salento
$567
190 km or 118 mi Armenia
$551
205 km or 127 mi Ibague
$525
209 km or 130 mi Facatativa
$433
212 km or 131 mi Barrancabermeja
$592
221 km or 137 mi Zipaquira
$645
232 km or 144 mi Girardot
$416
239 km or 148 mi Soacha
$724
242 km or 150 mi Turbo
$624
246 km or 153 mi Bogota
$883
250 km or 155 mi Tulua
$493
257 km or 160 mi Tunja
$511
282 km or 175 mi Monteria
$633
285 km or 177 mi Duitama
$617
288 km or 179 mi Bucaramanga
$649
289 km or 179 mi Floridablanca
$612
298 km or 185 mi Sogamoso
$597
308 km or 192 mi Buenaventura
$552
312 km or 194 mi Palmira
$648
318 km or 198 mi Villavicencio
$530
329 km or 204 mi Cali
$720
331 km or 206 mi Ocana
$612
334 km or 208 mi Santa Cruz de Lorica
$573
340 km or 211 mi Sincelejo
$536
346 km or 215 mi Magangue
$582
367 km or 228 mi Yopal
$594
370 km or 230 mi Neiva
$507
386 km or 240 mi Cucuta
$708
387 km or 241 mi San Antonio del Tachira
$595
391 km or 243 mi Rubio
$593
406 km or 252 mi San Cristobal
$589
410 km or 255 mi Tariba
$592
438 km or 272 mi Popayan
$455
448 km or 279 mi La Grita
$617