Hefei vs Mexico City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hefei	Mexico City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$707	$1288
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1809	$3248
🏠 One person rent	$269	$663
🏘️ Family rent	$483	$1322
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$407
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$819
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	90
😀 Quality of life	67	66
🏙️ Population	9.37M	9.21M

The cost of living in Hefei is 45% less expensive than in Mexico City. Cities ranked 6756th and 4206th ($707 vs $1288) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 8th 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 28th best city to live in China vs Mexico City ranked 1st in Mexico, while ranked 3921st and 4184th 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	$2.79	$10.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$46.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$8.85
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.87
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$3.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$928
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$554	$1792
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$1104
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.3	$52.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$27.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	10.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$3145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2072	$2277
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$22.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$8.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$4.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$8.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$3.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$5.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.6	$45.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.41	$16.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$426
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8280	$10204

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Cities near Hefei

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

Cities near Mexico City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7.1 mi	Naucalpan	$905
14 km or 8.7 mi	Tlalnepantla	$887
17 km or 10 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$828
19 km or 12 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$1009
22 km or 14 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$904
25 km or 16 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$874
25 km or 16 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$924
26 km or 16 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$816
29 km or 18 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$899
30 km or 19 mi	Tultepec	$861
31 km or 19 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$910
42 km or 26 mi	Zumpango	$875
55 km or 34 mi	Toluca	$781
56 km or 35 mi	Cuernavaca	$767
60 km or 37 mi	Jiutepec	$804
70 km or 44 mi	Cuautla	$927
89 km or 55 mi	Pachuca	$826
93 km or 58 mi	Atlixco	$915
105 km or 65 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$856
106 km or 66 mi	Puebla	$1066
107 km or 67 mi	Taxco	$853
126 km or 79 mi	Iguala	$851
140 km or 87 mi	San Juan del Rio	$913
184 km or 114 mi	Queretaro	$996
192 km or 119 mi	Teziutlan	$810
211 km or 131 mi	Chilpancingo	$702
213 km or 132 mi	Tehuacan	$596
214 km or 133 mi	Celaya	$682
216 km or 134 mi	Poza Rica	$768
217 km or 135 mi	Morelia	$765
224 km or 139 mi	Cortazar	$774
224 km or 139 mi	Orizaba	$833
225 km or 140 mi	Yuriria	$812
229 km or 143 mi	Coatepec	$779
234 km or 145 mi	Xalapa	$662
236 km or 146 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1384
239 km or 149 mi	Cordoba	$853
250 km or 155 mi	Salamanca	$707
269 km or 167 mi	Irapuato	$763
281 km or 174 mi	Zacapu	$881