Hefei vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hefei	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$707	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1809	$5424
🏠 One person rent	$269	$1311
🏘️ Family rent	$483	$2255
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$641
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$4843
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	83
😀 Quality of life	67	89
🏙️ Population	9.37M	430K

The cost of living in Hefei is 68% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 6756th and 1193rd ($707 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 1071st 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 2.2 months in Minneapolis. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Minneapolis ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 3921st and 158th 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	$2.79	$19.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$80.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$9.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$6.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$1458
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1065
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$554	$2657
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$1879
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.3	$155
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$64.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$3298
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2072	$2511
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$105
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$4.68
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.08
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$5.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.18
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$9.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$7.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$5.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$3.31
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.93
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$46.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.6	$117
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.41	$15.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$65.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$90.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$1651
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8280	$24407

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2241
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2246
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2285
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2174
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2238
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2356
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2287
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2312
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2403
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2285
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2408
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2094
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2284
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2303
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2490
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2253
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2357
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2346
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2166
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2457
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2101
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2438
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2093
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2272
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2132
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2215
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2206
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2102
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2332
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2378
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2521
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2073
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2489
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2140
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2340
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2173
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2138
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2264
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2332
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2690