Hefei vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$205	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$893
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	54
😀 Quality of life	66	66
🏙️ Population	9.37M	8.78M

The cost of living in Hefei is 3% less expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 7405th and 7256th ($625 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 118th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Ranked 31st vs 34th best cities to live in China, and 3963rd vs 4015th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Quanzhou

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	Hefei	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$20567

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936