Hefei vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hefei	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$654	$2078
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$5083
🏠 One person rent	$218	$1194
🏘️ Family rent	$371	$1948
🍽️ Food expenses	$248	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$930	$3809
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	84	81
😀 Quality of life	71	89
🏙️ Population	9.37M	577K

The cost of living in Hefei is 69% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 7557th and 1833rd ($654 vs $2078) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 105th and 1456th 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 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.8 months in Milwaukee. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Milwaukee ranked 70th in the United States, while ranked 3551st and 260th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Milwaukee

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	Hefei	Milwaukee
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.98	$16.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$60.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.34	$9.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$5.7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$5.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$908
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$2353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$1538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$121
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.9	$185
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.4	$62.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.44%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3689	$2254
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1986	$1645
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.9	$73.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.87
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$4.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$4.58
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$4.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.19	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$44.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.75	$13.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$166
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$48.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.7	$85.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$1835
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9430	$24369

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$633
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$615
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$647
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$603
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$669
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$646
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$680
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$519
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$594
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$765
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$544
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$665
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$626
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$601
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$601
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$623
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$592
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$618
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$644
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$652
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$604
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$608
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$632
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$652
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$581
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$556
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$611
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$581
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$684
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$617
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$661
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$623
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$675
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$628
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$514
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$677

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$1962
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$1986
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$1965
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1924
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1963
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2040
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1997
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$1997
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2028
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2020
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1966
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1812
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2037
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2079
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$2070
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1971
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$2034
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$2092
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1990
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2381
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1814
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2365
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2379
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2435
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2354
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1746
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2437
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2410
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2131
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1844
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2229
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2402
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1784
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2504
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2398
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2371
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2519
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2434
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2415