Hefei vs Palembang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Palembang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$991
🏠 One person rent	$205	$122
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$172
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$193
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$48.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$273
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	38
😀 Quality of life	66	36
🏙️ Population	9.37M	1.54M

The cost of living in Hefei is 58% more expensive than in Palembang. Cities ranked 7405th and 8967th ($625 vs $395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 77th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 0.7 months in Palembang. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Palembang ranked 33rd in Indonesia, while ranked 3963rd and 7425th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Palembang

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	Hefei	Palembang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$1.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$8.24
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$2.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$3.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$1.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$88.4
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$65.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$146
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$99.2
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$21.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$32.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$30.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	8.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$918
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$678
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$19.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$4.25
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$1.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$8.54
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.74
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$18.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$1.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$2.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$0.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$0.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$12.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$2.11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$17.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$1.89
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$16.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$32.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$7821

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

Cities near Palembang

Distance	City	Cost of living
77 km or 48 mi	Prabumulih	$417
201 km or 125 mi	Jambi	$458
204 km or 127 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
214 km or 133 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
245 km or 152 mi	Metro	$432
278 km or 172 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
292 km or 182 mi	Bengkulu	$500
363 km or 226 mi	Cilegon	$488
381 km or 237 mi	Serang	$492
411 km or 255 mi	Tangerang	$558
427 km or 265 mi	South Tangerang	$536
427 km or 265 mi	Jakarta	$701
435 km or 270 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$506
438 km or 272 mi	Bekasi	$518
443 km or 275 mi	Depok	$385
458 km or 285 mi	Batam	$539
461 km or 286 mi	Bogor	$513
486 km or 302 mi	Bukit Merah	$2788
488 km or 303 mi	Singapore City	$3059
499 km or 310 mi	Sukabumi	$563
506 km or 314 mi	Johor Bahru	$759
531 km or 330 mi	Cimahi	$500
537 km or 334 mi	Pekanbaru	$542
539 km or 335 mi	Padang	$883
539 km or 335 mi	Bandung	$545
575 km or 357 mi	Batu Pahat	$703
581 km or 361 mi	Kluang	$679
591 km or 367 mi	Cirebon	$521
606 km or 377 mi	Pontianak	$427
611 km or 380 mi	Muar	$682
615 km or 382 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
635 km or 395 mi	Dumai	$543
637 km or 396 mi	Singkawang	$430
639 km or 397 mi	Malacca	$669
642 km or 399 mi	Banjar	$490
649 km or 403 mi	Tegal	$480
696 km or 432 mi	Pekalongan	$471
706 km or 439 mi	Cilacap	$474
709 km or 440 mi	Seremban	$604
741 km or 460 mi	Putrajaya	$532