Hefei vs Panama City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Panama City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$1479
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$3609
🏠 One person rent	$205	$846
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$1592
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$83
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$967
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	42
😀 Quality of life	66	67
🏙️ Population	9.37M	881K

The cost of living in Hefei is 58% less expensive than in Panama City. Cities ranked 7405th and 3517th ($625 vs $1479) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 1st in China and Panama, respectively. Check China vs Panama comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 0.7 months in Panama City. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Panama City ranked 1st in Panama, while ranked 3963rd and 3734th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Panama City

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	Hefei	Panama City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$48.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.97
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$3.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$891
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$681
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$1749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$1344
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$78
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$45.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$2551
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$1632
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$14.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$7.09
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$9.99
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$5.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$7.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$3.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$7.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$54.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$477
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$13616

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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 Panama City

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.1 km or 5 mi	Balboa	$1328
16 km or 9.9 mi	Tocumen	$1310
26 km or 16 mi	Pacora	$1304
34 km or 21 mi	La Chorrera	$957
59 km or 37 mi	Colon	$1172
108 km or 67 mi	Penonome	$1116
154 km or 96 mi	Chitre	$1117
190 km or 118 mi	Santiago de Veraguas	$1089
321 km or 199 mi	Turbo	$664
329 km or 204 mi	David	$890
398 km or 247 mi	Monteria	$645
403 km or 250 mi	Limon	$1225
406 km or 252 mi	Santa Cruz de Lorica	$669
452 km or 281 mi	Sincelejo	$524
463 km or 288 mi	Cartagena	$760
483 km or 300 mi	Quibdo	$705
494 km or 307 mi	Cartago	$1024
513 km or 319 mi	San Jose	$1324
518 km or 322 mi	Heredia	$1296
521 km or 324 mi	Magangue	$604
526 km or 327 mi	Bello	$839
529 km or 329 mi	Alajuela	$1269
530 km or 329 mi	Medellin	$906
534 km or 332 mi	Envigado	$897
558 km or 347 mi	Soledad	$741
559 km or 348 mi	Barranquilla	$773
595 km or 370 mi	Puntarenas	$801
617 km or 383 mi	Cartago	$649
617 km or 383 mi	Cienaga	$742
623 km or 387 mi	Manizales	$653
627 km or 390 mi	Santa Teresa	$1213
627 km or 390 mi	Pereira	$680
631 km or 392 mi	Santa Marta	$837
632 km or 393 mi	Buenaventura	$742
636 km or 395 mi	Minca	$759
651 km or 404 mi	Salento	$605
652 km or 405 mi	Armenia	$598
657 km or 408 mi	Tulua	$513
658 km or 409 mi	Barrancabermeja	$1031
675 km or 419 mi	Liberia	$932