Hefei vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hefei	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$654	$4207
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$9179
🏠 One person rent	$218	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$371	$4382
🍽️ Food expenses	$248	$875
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$373
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$930	$5229
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	84	100
😀 Quality of life	71	95
🏙️ Population	9.37M	8.8M

The cost of living in Hefei is 84% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 7557th and 4th ($654 vs $4207) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 105th and 2nd 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 1.2 months in New York City. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 3551st and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs New York City

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	Hefei	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.98	$23.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$107
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.34	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$8.27
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$5.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$3712
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$2223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$5056
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$3881
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.9	$200
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.4	$66.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.44%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3689	$17512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1986	$9335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.9	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$23.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$4.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$6.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$7.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$19.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$15.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$6.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$5.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$6.34
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$3.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$3.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.19	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$4.32
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$18.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$13.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$7.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$118
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.75	$21.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$40.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$68.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.7	$116
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$2132
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9430	$21999

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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 New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188