Hefei vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$670
$660
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1770
$1956
🏠 One person rent
$214
$249
🏘️ Family rent
$368
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$266
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1012
$1198
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
84
53
😀 Quality of life
71
73
🏙️ Population
9.37M
9.4M

The cost of living in Hefei is 2% more expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 7494th and 7558th ($670 vs $660) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 114th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hefei compared to 1.8 months in Ningbo. Ranked 22nd vs 13th best cities to live in China, and 3146th vs 2343rd 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
$2.65
$3.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$29.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.4
$4.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$345
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$177
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$316
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$31
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.17%
3.12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3568
$4619
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$2635
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$14.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$4.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.64
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.59
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.51
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$8.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$4.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$2.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$22.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$7.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$14.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$4.84
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$59.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$68.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$803
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8681
$15801

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693

Cities near Ningbo

Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$571
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$670
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$677
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$596
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$899
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1147
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1030
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$696
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$687
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$726
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$680
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$708
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$798
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$611
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$678
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$725
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$686
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$774
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$643
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$663
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$667
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$581
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$717
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$658
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$661
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$657
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$636
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$645
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$628
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$684
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$651
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$659
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$623
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$627
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$646
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$664
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$644
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538