Hefei vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hefei	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$2380
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1702	$5756
🏠 One person rent	$216	$1413
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$2434
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$698
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$4476
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	84
😀 Quality of life	69	90
🏙️ Population	9.37M	430K

The cost of living in Hefei is 73% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 7469th and 1095th ($643 vs $2380) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 963rd 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 1.9 months in Minneapolis. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Minneapolis ranked 62nd in the United States, while ranked 4318th and 215th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Minneapolis

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	Hefei	Minneapolis
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$5.96
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$1597
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$1151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$2639
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$2101
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$104
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$68.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.54%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3665	$3686
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2183	$2479
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$74.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.42	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.85
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$3.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$6.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$4.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$18.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$5.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$7.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$4.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$2.62
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$8.49
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$3.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$52.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$91.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$1787
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9056	$26604

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$620
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$601
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$631
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$592
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$629
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$672
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$509
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$583
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$617
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$753
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$567
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$532
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$659
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$595
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$590
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$610
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$582
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$602
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$639
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$597
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$642
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$563
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$597
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$570
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$674
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$602
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$620
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$622
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$499
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$663

Cities near Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2285
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2277
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2306
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2221
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2328
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2305
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2302
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2330
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2290
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2335
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2054
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2289
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2307
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2283
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2271
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2329
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2236
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2528
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2398
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2183
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2286
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2201
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2252
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2312
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2219
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2320
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2353
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2478
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2296
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2386
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2147
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2317
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2202
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2227
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2258
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2299
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2678