Hefei vs Memphis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Memphis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$1874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$4389
🏠 One person rent	$205	$1092
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$565
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$70.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$3516
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	67
😀 Quality of life	66	87
🏙️ Population	9.37M	633K

The cost of living in Hefei is 67% less expensive than in Memphis. Cities ranked 7405th and 2179th ($625 vs $1874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 1817th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 1.9 months in Memphis. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Memphis ranked 73rd in the United States, while ranked 3963rd and 279th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Memphis

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	Hefei	Memphis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$16.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$64.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$9.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$5.47
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$976
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$883
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$1501
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$1292
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$126
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$1489
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$1490
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.59
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$3.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$9.14
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.92
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$7.63
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$3.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$13.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$41.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$77.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$1469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$27369

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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 Memphis

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Germantown	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Bartlett	$2134
17 km or 10 mi	Southaven	$2062
19 km or 12 mi	Horn Lake	$2070
19 km or 12 mi	West Memphis	$1865
21 km or 13 mi	Olive Branch	$2077
27 km or 17 mi	Collierville	$2268
38 km or 24 mi	Atoka	$2117
94 km or 58 mi	Oxford	$2009
103 km or 64 mi	Jonesboro	$1781
115 km or 71 mi	Paragould	$1874
116 km or 72 mi	Dyersburg	$2048
119 km or 74 mi	Jackson	$1717
149 km or 92 mi	Tupelo	$1946
161 km or 100 mi	Searcy	$1831
187 km or 116 mi	Poplar Bluff	$1882
187 km or 116 mi	Cabot	$1645
197 km or 123 mi	Jacksonville	$1830
207 km or 128 mi	Sherwood	$1930
212 km or 132 mi	Starkville	$1617
213 km or 132 mi	Pine Bluff	$1856
213 km or 132 mi	North Little Rock	$1999
213 km or 132 mi	Florence	$1350
215 km or 134 mi	Greenville	$1989
219 km or 136 mi	Little Rock	$1958
223 km or 139 mi	Murray	$1828
226 km or 140 mi	Conway	$1774
230 km or 143 mi	Columbus	$1806
245 km or 153 mi	Benton	$1943
247 km or 153 mi	Cape Girardeau	$1649
249 km or 154 mi	Paducah	$1728
271 km or 168 mi	Columbia	$2031
276 km or 172 mi	Athens	$1839
279 km or 173 mi	Decatur	$1772
283 km or 176 mi	Clarksville	$2075
286 km or 178 mi	Spring Hill	$2607
288 km or 179 mi	Russellville	$1438
290 km or 180 mi	Hot Springs	$1322
295 km or 183 mi	Hopkinsville	$1855
296 km or 184 mi	Franklin	$2738