Hefei vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$677
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$1957
🏠 One person rent
$269
$261
🏘️ Family rent
$483
$557
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$278
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$73.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$933
$828
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
93
61
😀 Quality of life
67
56
🏙️ Population
9.37M
9.4M

The cost of living in Hefei is 4% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6756th and 6976th ($707 vs $677) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 122nd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.2 months in Ningbo. Ranked 28th vs 36th best cities to live in China, and 3921st vs 5865th 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
$2.79
$3.95
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$20
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.39
 Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$197
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$554
$599
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$456
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$36.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.3
$57.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$15.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$5184
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$3305
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$16.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$4.47
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$19.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$4.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$9.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$4.25
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.09
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$20.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$8.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.6
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.41
$4.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$65.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$544
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8280
$9922

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$690
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$755
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$719
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$831
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1190
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1074
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$725
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$735
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$771
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$699
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$731
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$811
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$731
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$763
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$687
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$741
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$787
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$682
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$707
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$707
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$651
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$744
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$688
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$720
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$694
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$713
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$675
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$644
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$789
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$682
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$625
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$625
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$713
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$679
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$645
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$524