Hefei vs Milwaukee - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hefei	Milwaukee
🚶 Cost of living one person	$727	$2065
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1858	$4963
🏠 One person rent	$277	$1193
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$1867
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$952	$3947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	81
😀 Quality of life	65	89
🏙️ Population	9.37M	577K

The cost of living in Hefei is 65% less expensive than in Milwaukee. Cities ranked 6780th and 1688th ($727 vs $2065) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 1442nd 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 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.9 months in Milwaukee. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Milwaukee ranked 43rd in the United States, while ranked 4171st and 188th 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	$2.86	$16.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$60.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$5.11
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$5.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$967
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$2324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$1482
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$162
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$55
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.81%	6.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3971	$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2140	$1439
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$74.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.68	$15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.91
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$2.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$3.53
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$10.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$11.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.47
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$2.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$10
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$4.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$52.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.67	$13.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43	$164
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.57	$16.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$85.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$1808
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8558	$24309

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Cities near Hefei

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

Cities near Milwaukee

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	West Allis	$2044
6.3 km or 3.9 mi	Wauwatosa	$2042
10 km or 6.4 mi	Greenfield	$2032
13 km or 8.3 mi	Brookfield	$1977
15 km or 9.4 mi	New Berlin	$1955
17 km or 11 mi	South Milwaukee	$2022
17 km or 11 mi	Menomonee Falls	$1991
17 km or 11 mi	Franklin	$2001
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Creek	$2015
19 km or 12 mi	Mequon	$2014
22 km or 14 mi	Muskego	$1962
23 km or 14 mi	Waukesha	$1818
27 km or 17 mi	Caledonia	$2011
37 km or 23 mi	Mount Pleasant	$2008
38 km or 24 mi	Racine	$1997
46 km or 28 mi	West Bend	$1967
53 km or 33 mi	Kenosha	$1904
57 km or 36 mi	Pleasant Prairie	$1968
64 km or 40 mi	Watertown	$1943
67 km or 42 mi	Zion	$2291
74 km or 46 mi	Fort Atkinson	$1834
76 km or 47 mi	Round Lake Beach	$2267
76 km or 47 mi	Gurnee	$2285
77 km or 48 mi	Waukegan	$2295
78 km or 49 mi	Grayslake	$2276
80 km or 50 mi	Sheboygan	$1811
81 km or 51 mi	North Chicago	$2309
84 km or 52 mi	McHenry	$2202
85 km or 53 mi	Libertyville	$2407
87 km or 54 mi	Mundelein	$2069
90 km or 56 mi	Fond du Lac	$1878
91 km or 57 mi	Woodstock	$2158
91 km or 57 mi	Vernon Hills	$2289
96 km or 60 mi	Janesville	$1772
97 km or 60 mi	Crystal Lake	$2343
97 km or 60 mi	Highland Park	$2331
98 km or 61 mi	Buffalo Grove	$2376
101 km or 63 mi	Lake in the Hills	$2393
102 km or 63 mi	Wheeling	$2357
103 km or 64 mi	Northbrook	$2392