Hefei vs New Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	New Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$1073
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$3063
🏠 One person rent	$205	$469
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$1083
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$1589
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	94
😀 Quality of life	66	86
🏙️ Population	9.37M	4.04M

The cost of living in Hefei is 42% less expensive than in New Taipei. Cities ranked 7405th and 5000th ($625 vs $1073) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 2nd in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 1.5 months in New Taipei. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs New Taipei ranked 1st in Taiwan, while ranked 3963rd and 302nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs New Taipei

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	Hefei	New Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$4.61
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$5.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$2.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$495
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$376
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$1348
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$898
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$46.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$73.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$22.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	2.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$9392
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$4811
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$8.74
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$2.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$7.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.44
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$12.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$9.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$7.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$31
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$9.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$15.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$77.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$91.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$515
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$18855

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 New Taipei

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Taipei	$1181
29 km or 18 mi	Taoyuan	$875
33 km or 20 mi	Keelung	$967
42 km or 26 mi	Yilan	$731
48 km or 30 mi	Zhubei	$821
53 km or 33 mi	Hsinchu	$897
80 km or 50 mi	Miaoli	$728
124 km or 77 mi	Taichung	$894
140 km or 87 mi	Changhua	$813
144 km or 90 mi	Nantou	$796
171 km or 106 mi	Douliu	$770
198 km or 123 mi	Chiayi	$747
246 km or 153 mi	Fuzhou	$669
250 km or 155 mi	Putian	$625
252 km or 157 mi	Taitung	$788
259 km or 161 mi	Tainan	$814
267 km or 166 mi	Ningde	$648
283 km or 176 mi	Ishigaki	$1155
289 km or 179 mi	Quanzhou	$644
290 km or 180 mi	Jinjiang	$627
291 km or 181 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
318 km or 197 mi	Rui'an	$681
321 km or 199 mi	Kinmen	$823
341 km or 212 mi	Wenzhou	$726
345 km or 214 mi	Xiamen	$688
375 km or 233 mi	Nanping	$630
375 km or 233 mi	Wenling	$671
386 km or 240 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
387 km or 241 mi	Miyakojima	$1154
408 km or 253 mi	Sanming	$603
411 km or 256 mi	Lishui	$682
428 km or 266 mi	Linhai	$661
445 km or 277 mi	Longyan	$649
457 km or 284 mi	Wuyishan	$601
489 km or 304 mi	Jinhua	$587
497 km or 309 mi	Yiwu	$677
507 km or 315 mi	Quzhou	$616
510 km or 317 mi	Chaozhou	$451
515 km or 320 mi	Shangrao	$671
515 km or 320 mi	Shantou	$581