Hefei vs Montevideo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Montevideo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$1346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$3323
🏠 One person rent	$205	$553
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$945
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$472
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$962
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	48
😀 Quality of life	66	75
🏙️ Population	9.37M	1.32M

The cost of living in Hefei is 54% less expensive than in Montevideo. Cities ranked 7405th and 4065th ($625 vs $1346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 2nd in China and Uruguay, respectively. Check China vs Uruguay comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 0.7 months in Montevideo. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Montevideo ranked 1st in Uruguay, while ranked 3963rd and 1043rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Montevideo

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	Hefei	Montevideo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$48.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$4.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$4.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$552
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$399
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$1003
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$720
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$129
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$39.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	5.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$2966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$2929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$50.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.4
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$4.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$9.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$9.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.79
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.86
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$3.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$9.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$4.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$6.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$3.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$3.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$57.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$9.63
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$82.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$88.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$393
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$8232

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

Cities near Montevideo

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Barros Blancos	$1188
21 km or 13 mi	Ciudad de la Costa	$1189
85 km or 53 mi	Florida	$1120
102 km or 63 mi	Minas	$1238
110 km or 69 mi	Maldonado	$965
113 km or 70 mi	Punta del Este	$1582
155 km or 96 mi	Berisso	$807
163 km or 101 mi	La Plata	$803
168 km or 104 mi	Durazno	$1094
187 km or 116 mi	Berazategui	$853
189 km or 118 mi	Ezpeleta	$828
192 km or 120 mi	Quilmes	$552
194 km or 121 mi	Bernal	$643
197 km or 122 mi	San Francisco Solano	$803
197 km or 123 mi	Wilde	$741
199 km or 124 mi	Villa Dominico	$805
200 km or 124 mi	Monte Chingolo	$838
201 km or 125 mi	Burzaco	$859
201 km or 125 mi	Rafael Calzada	$856
202 km or 126 mi	Glew	$863
202 km or 126 mi	Florencio Varela	$863
203 km or 126 mi	Longchamps	$865
203 km or 126 mi	Temperley	$849
204 km or 127 mi	Lomas de Zamora	$865
205 km or 127 mi	Buenos Aires	$1130
205 km or 127 mi	Remedios de Escalada	$923
205 km or 127 mi	Lanus	$979
210 km or 130 mi	Monte Grande	$877
214 km or 133 mi	Ciudad Madero	$932
214 km or 133 mi	Ezeiza	$889
216 km or 134 mi	Ciudad Evita	$921
217 km or 135 mi	Florida Este	$924
217 km or 135 mi	Lomas del Mirador	$938
217 km or 135 mi	La Tablada	$938
218 km or 135 mi	Caseros	$939
219 km or 136 mi	San Justo	$963
219 km or 136 mi	San Isidro	$952
221 km or 137 mi	Ramos Mejia	$936
221 km or 137 mi	Gregorio de Laferrere	$925
221 km or 138 mi	Isidro Casanova	$940