Hefei vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: July 09, 2025

	Hefei	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$641	$2525
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1683	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$209	$1507
🏘️ Family rent	$363	$2236
🍽️ Food expenses	$240	$675
🚐 Transport expenses	$107	$187
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1013	$4360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	99
😀 Quality of life	67	93
🏙️ Population	9.37M	1.6M

The cost of living in Hefei is 75% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 7522nd and 828th ($641 vs $2525) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 122nd and 726th 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 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Hefei ranked 33rd best city to live in China vs Philadelphia ranked 19th in the United States, while ranked 4196th and 80th 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	$3.48	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$16.6	$90.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.15	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.32	$4.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.45	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$1606
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$159	$1193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$382	$2413
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$292	$1798
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.7	$160
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.3	$243
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.8	$72.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.33%	6.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3800	$3361
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2264	$2378
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.35	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.1	$95.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.54	$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.57	$4.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.18	$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.36	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$12.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$6.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$2.01
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.23	$4.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$5.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.47	$2.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.09	$3.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$27.9	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.7	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.61	$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$4.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.8	$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.92	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$84.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$28.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.8	$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.1	$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$255	$2046
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9080	$21657

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$627
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$613
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$645
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$603
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$667
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$639
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$680
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$509
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$589
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$620
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$750
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$578
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$548
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$676
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$620
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$621
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$611
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$600
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$527
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$597
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$646
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$650
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$599
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$612
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$620
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$655
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$588
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$593
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$597
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$603
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$691
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$619
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$662
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$602
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$646
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$647
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$624
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$489
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2640
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2622
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2712
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2629
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2378
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2627
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2589
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2628
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2428
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2559
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2619
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2602
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2630
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2342
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2642
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2665
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2683
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2537
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2508
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2567
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2608
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2325
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2734
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2755
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2145
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2694
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3128
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2690
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2800
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2820
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2888
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2843
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2904
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2902
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2293
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2265
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2939
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2243
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2764
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2780