Hefei vs Puebla - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Puebla
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$981
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$2527
🏠 One person rent	$205	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$914
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$311
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$119
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$651
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	93	35
😀 Quality of life	66	53
🏙️ Population	9.37M	1.43M

The cost of living in Hefei is 36% less expensive than in Puebla. Cities ranked 7405th and 5623rd ($625 vs $981) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 19th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 0.7 months in Puebla. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Puebla ranked 12th in Mexico, while ranked 3963rd and 6026th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Puebla

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	Hefei	Puebla
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$7.34
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$34
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$2.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$384
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$908
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$821
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$47.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$28.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	11.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$772
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$601
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.61
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$2.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$6.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$5.83
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.52
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$9.71
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$5.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.43
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.29
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$45.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$9.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$284
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$9705

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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 Puebla

Distance	City	Cost of living
30 km or 18 mi	Atlixco	$825
75 km or 47 mi	Chalco de Diaz Covarrubias	$820
82 km or 51 mi	Cuautla	$858
82 km or 51 mi	Chicoloapan de Juarez	$828
86 km or 53 mi	Texcoco de Mora	$787
90 km or 56 mi	Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl	$814
103 km or 64 mi	Jiutepec	$752
106 km or 66 mi	Mexico City	$1160
107 km or 66 mi	Ecatepec de Morelos	$704
108 km or 67 mi	Cuernavaca	$745
109 km or 68 mi	Tehuacan	$485
116 km or 72 mi	Tlalnepantla	$741
117 km or 73 mi	Naucalpan	$800
119 km or 74 mi	Tultepec	$747
120 km or 74 mi	Orizaba	$724
120 km or 74 mi	Tultitlan de Mariano Escobedo	$770
122 km or 76 mi	Ciudad Lopez Mateos	$849
124 km or 77 mi	Cuautitlan Izcalli	$742
124 km or 77 mi	Teziutlan	$770
124 km or 77 mi	Zumpango	$761
131 km or 81 mi	Pachuca	$632
136 km or 85 mi	Cordoba	$759
140 km or 87 mi	Coatepec	$700
147 km or 91 mi	Xalapa	$574
153 km or 95 mi	Toluca	$696
156 km or 97 mi	Taxco	$788
160 km or 99 mi	Iguala	$821
183 km or 114 mi	Poza Rica	$635
206 km or 128 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
215 km or 134 mi	Chilpancingo	$608
217 km or 135 mi	Veracruz	$724
238 km or 148 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
260 km or 162 mi	Alvarado	$716
268 km or 167 mi	Oaxaca	$812
284 km or 177 mi	Queretaro	$983
301 km or 187 mi	Acapulco	$756
314 km or 195 mi	Santiago Tuxtla	$700
318 km or 197 mi	Celaya	$638
320 km or 199 mi	Morelia	$717
323 km or 201 mi	San Andres Tuxtla	$699