Hefei vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$647
$810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1600
$2125
🏠 One person rent
$251
$382
🏘️ Family rent
$384
$701
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$288
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$70.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$927
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
92
60
😀 Quality of life
54
71
🏙️ Population
9.37M
9.4M

The cost of living in Hefei is 20% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 7044th and 6280th ($647 vs $810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 23rd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.1 months in Ningbo. Ranked 48th vs 17th best cities to live in China, and 6001st vs 2381st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Ningbo

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Hefei Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$3.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.4
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.67
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$0.67
☕ Cappuccino
$3.19
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$365
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$314
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$814
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$573
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.8
$38.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.8
$60.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$19.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
5.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3992
$5690
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2229
$3210
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.3
$13.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$4.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$2.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.98
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.42
$18.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$4.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.5
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$8.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$4.13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.59
$12.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.71
$3.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$2.07
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$102
$48.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$7.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$14.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.47
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$32.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.7
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$537
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7489
$9913

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$665
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$633
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$672
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$662
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$730
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$702
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$885
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$518
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$612
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$691
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$736
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$642
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$657
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$722
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$642
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$694
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$607
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$630
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$640
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$540
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$620
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$693
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$695
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$628
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$635
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$706
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$635
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$611
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$612
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$636
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$719
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$646
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$721
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$619
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$673
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$624
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$687

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$666
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$740
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$718
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$688
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$827
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1165
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1052
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$681
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$723
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$820
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$728
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$772
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1144
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$801
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$784
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$788
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$714
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$745
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$758
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$751
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$719
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$706
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$741
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$785
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$712
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$709
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$693
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$695
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$721
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$694
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$508
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$722
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$714
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$612
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$673
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$695
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$642
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$540