Hefei vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$3028
🏠 One person rent
$277
$611
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$1253
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$92.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$740
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
90
😀 Quality of life
65
68
🏙️ Population
9.37M
9.21M

The cost of living in Hefei is 39% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6780th and 4630th ($727 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 6th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 0.6 months in Mexico City. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 4171st and 3360th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Mexico City

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Hefei Mexico City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$10.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$45.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$838
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$489
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1747
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$1045
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$24.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
11.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$2781
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$2233
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$5.65
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$9.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$7.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.58
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.85
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$13.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$7.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.29
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$61
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$53.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$55.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$94.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$8550

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699

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Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi Naucalpan
$835
14 km or 8.7 mi Tlalnepantla
$783
17 km or 10 mi Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl
$723
19 km or 12 mi Ciudad Lopez Mateos
$884
22 km or 14 mi Ecatepec de Morelos
$734
25 km or 16 mi Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo
$775
25 km or 16 mi Chicoloapan de Juarez
$835
26 km or 16 mi Cuautitlan Izcalli
$731
29 km or 18 mi Texcoco de Mora
$794
30 km or 19 mi Tultepec
$757
31 km or 19 mi Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias
$816
42 km or 26 mi Zumpango
$772
55 km or 34 mi Toluca
$844
56 km or 35 mi Cuernavaca
$729
60 km or 37 mi Jiutepec
$734
70 km or 44 mi Cuautla
$843
89 km or 55 mi Pachuca
$704
93 km or 58 mi Atlixco
$811
105 km or 65 mi San Jose Villa de Allende
$792
106 km or 66 mi Puebla
$939
107 km or 67 mi Taxco
$789
126 km or 79 mi Iguala
$797
140 km or 87 mi San Juan del Rio
$828
184 km or 114 mi Queretaro
$941
192 km or 119 mi Teziutlan
$763
211 km or 131 mi Chilpancingo
$623
213 km or 132 mi Tehuacan
$504
214 km or 133 mi Celaya
$601
216 km or 134 mi Poza Rica
$660
217 km or 135 mi Morelia
$748
224 km or 139 mi Cortazar
$691
224 km or 139 mi Orizaba
$723
225 km or 140 mi Yuriria
$729
229 km or 143 mi Coatepec
$694
234 km or 145 mi Xalapa
$589
236 km or 146 mi San Miguel de Allende
$1223
239 km or 149 mi Cordoba
$759
250 km or 155 mi Salamanca
$659
269 km or 167 mi Irapuato
$674
281 km or 174 mi Zacapu
$709