Hefei vs Phoenix - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Phoenix
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$2395
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$5245
🏠 One person rent	$205	$1494
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$2384
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$594
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$151
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$4432
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	69
😀 Quality of life	66	90
🏙️ Population	9.37M	1.61M

The cost of living in Hefei is 74% less expensive than in Phoenix. Cities ranked 7405th and 955th ($625 vs $2395) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 875th 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 1.9 months in Phoenix. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Phoenix ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 3963rd and 146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Phoenix

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	Hefei	Phoenix
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$71.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$12.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$6.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$1526
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$1215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$2412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$2009
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$224
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$70.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$3133
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$63.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$14.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$4.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.93
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$6.39
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$4.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$27.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$17.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$50.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$92.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$1103
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$12281

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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 Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724