Hefei vs Osaka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Osaka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$1212
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$3074
🏠 One person rent
$277
$514
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$1065
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$218
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$2247
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
93
97
😀 Quality of life
65
96
🏙️ Population
9.37M
2.75M

The cost of living in Hefei is 40% less expensive than in Osaka. Cities ranked 6780th and 4566th ($727 vs $1212) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 45th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.9 months in Osaka. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Osaka ranked 3rd in Japan, while ranked 4171st and 18th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Osaka

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Hefei Osaka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$7.05
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$35.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$358
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1240
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$825
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$82.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$126
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$32.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$3644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$2897
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.51
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.6
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$6.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$64.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$28.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$64.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$70.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$5653

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699

Cities near Osaka

Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Moriguchi
$1140
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Suita
$1362
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Kadoma
$1117
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Higashiosaka
$1123
10 km or 6.4 mi Amagasaki
$1132
10 km or 6.5 mi Toyonaka
$1045
11 km or 6.7 mi Settsu
$1169
11 km or 7 mi Daito
$1077
12 km or 7.3 mi Yao
$1094
14 km or 8.4 mi Shijonawate
$1086
14 km or 8.4 mi Itami
$1073
14 km or 8.5 mi Matsubara
$1071
14 km or 8.7 mi Neyagawa
$1125
14 km or 8.8 mi Sakai
$1174
15 km or 9.3 mi Ibaraki
$1162
15 km or 9.4 mi Ikeda
$1052
15 km or 9.4 mi Minoh
$1068
16 km or 9.8 mi Fujiidera
$1062
16 km or 10 mi Nishinomiya
$1169
17 km or 11 mi Kawanishi
$1066
17 km or 11 mi Kashiwara
$1056
18 km or 11 mi Takarazuka
$1096
18 km or 11 mi Habikino
$1065
18 km or 11 mi Ikoma
$1021
19 km or 12 mi Ashiya
$1084
19 km or 12 mi Hirakata
$1120
19 km or 12 mi Katano
$1063
20 km or 12 mi Takaishi
$1067
20 km or 13 mi Takatsuki
$1113
21 km or 13 mi Sango
$1030
22 km or 13 mi Osakasayama
$1068
22 km or 14 mi Oji
$1034
23 km or 14 mi Izumiotsu
$1072
23 km or 14 mi Ikaruga
$1014
23 km or 14 mi Tondabayashi
$1062
24 km or 15 mi Izumi
$1086
24 km or 15 mi Kanmaki
$1037
25 km or 15 mi Kashiba
$1043
25 km or 16 mi Inagawa
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Nara
$1016