Hefei vs Palermo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Palermo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$1137
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$2768
🏠 One person rent	$205	$501
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$831
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$415
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$1444
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	93	19
😀 Quality of life	66	75
🏙️ Population	9.37M	630K

The cost of living in Hefei is 45% less expensive than in Palermo. Cities ranked 7405th and 4672nd ($625 vs $1137) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 122nd in China and Italy, respectively. Check China vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 1.3 months in Palermo. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Palermo ranked 49th in Italy, while ranked 3963rd and 1060th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Palermo

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	Hefei	Palermo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$43.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$9.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$5.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$1.82
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.91
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$335
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$803
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$603
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$163
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$24.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	4.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$2117
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$994
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$15.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.43
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.35
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$5.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$9.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$2.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.76
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$39.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$8.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$69.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$76.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$86.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$296
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$9746

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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 Palermo

Distance	City	Cost of living
75 km or 46 mi	Trapani	$938
89 km or 55 mi	Marsala	$1019
91 km or 57 mi	Agrigento	$971
140 km or 87 mi	Niscemi	$1077
140 km or 87 mi	Gela	$941
166 km or 103 mi	Catania	$1161
179 km or 111 mi	Ragusa	$1106
192 km or 119 mi	Messina	$1130
200 km or 124 mi	Reggio Calabria	$1058
206 km or 128 mi	Syracuse	$1098
246 km or 153 mi	Vibo Valentia	$1199
258 km or 160 mi	St. Paul's Bay	$1384
263 km or 163 mi	Naxxar	$1486
264 km or 164 mi	Mosta	$1346
265 km or 164 mi	San Gwann	$1555
265 km or 165 mi	Sliema	$1749
265 km or 165 mi	Birkirkara	$1524
266 km or 165 mi	Gzira	$1624
267 km or 166 mi	Valletta	$1583
270 km or 168 mi	Zabbar	$1415
272 km or 169 mi	Marsaskala	$1325
273 km or 169 mi	Lamezia Terme	$1251
283 km or 176 mi	Cosenza	$1072
294 km or 183 mi	Catanzaro	$1143
297 km or 185 mi	Nabeul	$443
300 km or 186 mi	Amalfi	$1521
301 km or 187 mi	La Marsa	$549
303 km or 188 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1301
309 km or 192 mi	Salerno	$1380
312 km or 194 mi	Naples	$1396
312 km or 194 mi	Aryanah	$465
317 km or 197 mi	Tunis	$535
321 km or 199 mi	Bizerte	$348
321 km or 200 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1231
324 km or 201 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1218
335 km or 208 mi	Avellino	$1061
338 km or 210 mi	Aversa	$1101
339 km or 210 mi	Caserta	$1181
339 km or 210 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1074
344 km or 214 mi	Crotone	$1159