Hefei vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Hefei	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$670	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1770	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$214	$1508
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$2200
🍽️ Food expenses	$258	$733
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1012	$4443
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	84	100
😀 Quality of life	71	91
🏙️ Population	9.37M	1.6M

The cost of living in Hefei is 74% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 7494th and 741st ($670 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 652nd 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Philadelphia ranked 22nd in the United States, while ranked 3146th and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Philadelphia

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	Hefei	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.65	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$79.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.4	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.03	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.6	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.52	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$218	$1607
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$160	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$402	$2381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$288	$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.8	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.1	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.3	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.17%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3568	$4124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1930	$1892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.2	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.84	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.21	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$4.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$8.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.84	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.08	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.4	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.55	$5.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.65	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.63	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$5.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.71	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.42	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.33	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.96	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.52	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.86	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.97	$4.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.82	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.2	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.28	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30.1	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.39	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$62.6	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$240	$2213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8681	$20275

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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 Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2626
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2543
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2622
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2498
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2543
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2567
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2579
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2359
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2623
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2636
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2849
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2458
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2314
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2623
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2525
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2331
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2685
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2635
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2222
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3031
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2636
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2820
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2825
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2754
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2795
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2842
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2313
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2333
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2897
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2221
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2656
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2737