Hefei vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$205	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$4749
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	93	82
😀 Quality of life	66	88
🏙️ Population	9.37M	468K

The cost of living in Hefei is 74% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 7405th and 972nd ($625 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 892nd 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 2 months in Raleigh. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 3963rd and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Raleigh

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	Hefei	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$21914

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682