Hefei vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hefei	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$727	$2541
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1858	$6190
🏠 One person rent	$277	$1502
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$2715
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$694
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$190
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$952	$4036
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	93	99
😀 Quality of life	65	91
🏙️ Population	9.37M	1.6M

The cost of living in Hefei is 71% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 6780th and 710th ($727 vs $2541) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 637th 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 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.6 months in Philadelphia. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Philadelphia ranked 27th in the United States, while ranked 4171st and 130th 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	$2.86	$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$10.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$5.99
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$4.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1598
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1201
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$3091
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$2242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$239
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$64.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.81%	6.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3971	$3533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2140	$2340
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$96.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.68	$15.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.31
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$3.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$7.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$4.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$18.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$12.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$19.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$5.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$5.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$3.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$3.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$16.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$13
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$9.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$4.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$36.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.67	$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43	$103
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.57	$24.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$53.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$1909
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8558	$20863

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$694
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$649
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$706
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$658
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$705
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$903
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$524
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$774
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$636
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$642
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$771
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$651
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$673
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$639
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$650
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$703
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$690
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$630
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$659
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$648
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$698
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$613
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$619
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$629
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$633
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$702
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$656
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$705
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$729
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$673
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$694
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$528
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$699

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2603
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2578
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2691
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2593
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2336
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2585
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2532
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2606
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2305
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2514
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2578
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2301
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2607
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2617
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2286
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2254
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2506
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2510
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2550
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2256
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2667
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2735
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2091
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$2882
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2663
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2753
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2872
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2814
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2785
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2841
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2882
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2398
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2238
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2929
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2254
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2756
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2750