Hefei vs Minneapolis - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hefei	Minneapolis
🚶 Cost of living one person	$654	$2384
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$5758
🏠 One person rent	$218	$1405
🏘️ Family rent	$371	$2471
🍽️ Food expenses	$248	$702
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$930	$4498
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	84	86
😀 Quality of life	71	89
🏙️ Population	9.37M	430K

The cost of living in Hefei is 73% less expensive than in Minneapolis. Cities ranked 7557th and 1119th ($654 vs $2384) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 105th and 959th 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 22nd best city to live in China vs Minneapolis ranked 71st in the United States, while ranked 3551st and 263rd 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	$2.98	$19.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.34	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$5.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$6.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.17
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1609
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$1141
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$2803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$2106
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.9	$158
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.4	$67.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.44%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3689	$3392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1986	$2176
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.9	$85.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$3.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$6.09
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$4.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$14.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$6.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$6.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.19	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.44
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$8.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$5.53
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$3.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.88
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$56.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.75	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$16.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$55.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.7	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9430	$26188

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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 Minneapolis

Distance	City	Cost of living
7 km or 4.4 mi	Golden Valley	$2289
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	St. Louis Park	$2287
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Crystal	$2288
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Roseville	$2219
10 km or 6.2 mi	Richfield	$2270
10 km or 6.4 mi	Brooklyn Center	$2277
11 km or 6.6 mi	New Hope	$2284
11 km or 6.8 mi	New Brighton	$2260
12 km or 7.2 mi	Fridley	$2273
12 km or 7.3 mi	Edina	$2278
14 km or 8.8 mi	Brooklyn Park	$2273
14 km or 9 mi	Saint Paul	$2062
14 km or 9 mi	Shoreview	$2257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Plymouth	$2290
15 km or 9.6 mi	Coon Rapids	$2175
17 km or 10 mi	Bloomington	$2229
18 km or 11 mi	Maple Grove	$2303
20 km or 12 mi	Minnetonka	$2293
20 km or 12 mi	Eagan	$2189
20 km or 12 mi	Blaine	$2361
21 km or 13 mi	South St. Paul	$2160
21 km or 13 mi	Eden Prairie	$2359
22 km or 14 mi	Maplewood	$2197
23 km or 14 mi	Savage	$2212
23 km or 14 mi	Inver Grove Heights	$2189
23 km or 15 mi	White Bear Lake	$2234
24 km or 15 mi	Burnsville	$2192
24 km or 15 mi	Oakdale	$2230
24 km or 15 mi	Lino Lakes	$2275
25 km or 15 mi	Chanhassen	$2304
25 km or 16 mi	Champlin	$2410
27 km or 17 mi	Woodbury	$2292
28 km or 17 mi	Andover	$2354
28 km or 17 mi	Apple Valley	$2125
29 km or 18 mi	Shakopee	$2272
29 km or 18 mi	Rosemount	$2174
31 km or 19 mi	Cottage Grove	$2216
32 km or 20 mi	Prior Lake	$2219
34 km or 21 mi	Chaska	$2259
34 km or 21 mi	Ramsey	$2582