Hefei vs Oklahoma City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hefei	Oklahoma City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$670	$1931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1770	$4731
🏠 One person rent	$214	$1062
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$1747
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$617
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1012	$3751
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	84	71
😀 Quality of life	71	88
🏙️ Population	9.37M	681K

The cost of living in Hefei is 65% less expensive than in Oklahoma City. Cities ranked 7494th and 2243rd ($670 vs $1931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 1701st 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 1.5 months in Hefei compared to 1.9 months in Oklahoma City. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Oklahoma City ranked 77th in the United States, while ranked 3146th and 277th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Oklahoma City

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	Hefei	Oklahoma City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.65	$17.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$70.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.4	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$6.06
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$5.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$2.65
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$1018
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$799
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$1854
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$1354
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.8	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$212
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$81.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.17%	6.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3568	$2449
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1930	$1707
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.2	$47.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$3.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$5.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$10.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$16.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$4.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$4.87
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$3.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.52	$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$6.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$5.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$3.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$36.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$13.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$95.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.6	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$240	$1578
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8681	$23633

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Cities near Hefei

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 Oklahoma City

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi	Del	$1952
14 km or 8.6 mi	Midwest	$1942
17 km or 10 mi	Moore	$2008
19 km or 12 mi	Yukon	$1871
20 km or 12 mi	Mustang	$1924
20 km or 13 mi	Edmond	$1702
31 km or 19 mi	Norman	$2085
57 km or 35 mi	Shawnee	$1885
83 km or 51 mi	Stillwater	$1830
107 km or 66 mi	Enid	$1809
114 km or 71 mi	Duncan	$1843
126 km or 78 mi	Lawton	$1634
142 km or 88 mi	Sapulpa	$1901
143 km or 89 mi	Ponca	$1449
149 km or 93 mi	Ardmore	$1896
159 km or 99 mi	Bixby	$1902
161 km or 100 mi	Tulsa	$1902
170 km or 105 mi	Broken Arrow	$1904
178 km or 111 mi	Owasso	$1836
196 km or 122 mi	Claremore	$1853
198 km or 123 mi	Wichita Falls	$1537
198 km or 123 mi	Muskogee	$1515
200 km or 124 mi	Bartlesville	$1833
212 km or 132 mi	Denison	$2188
222 km or 138 mi	Sherman	$2210
231 km or 144 mi	Derby	$1859
246 km or 153 mi	Wichita	$1811
255 km or 158 mi	Denton	$1968
263 km or 164 mi	Corinth	$2205
264 km or 164 mi	Little Elm	$2209
267 km or 166 mi	McKinney	$2276
269 km or 167 mi	Frisco	$2397
272 km or 169 mi	Paris	$1949
273 km or 169 mi	The Colony	$2220
276 km or 171 mi	Flower Mound	$2125
276 km or 172 mi	Lewisville	$2062
277 km or 172 mi	Allen	$2268
280 km or 174 mi	Plano	$2155
281 km or 175 mi	Siloam Springs	$2042
283 km or 176 mi	Carrollton	$2168