Hefei vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$1826
🏠 One person rent	$205	$285
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$541
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$79.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$413
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	54
😀 Quality of life	66	54
🏙️ Population	9.37M	1.49M

The cost of living in Hefei is 7% less expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 7405th and 7055th ($625 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 43rd in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Recife ranked 19th in Brazil, while ranked 3963rd and 5998th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Recife

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	Hefei	Recife
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$4.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$22.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$6.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.38
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$1.91
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$316
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$198
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$427
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$47.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$73.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	13.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$1247
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.72
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$35.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$6.49
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$7.04
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$3.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$6.96
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.2
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$6.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$1.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$3.89
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$3.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.1
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$17.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$6.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$52
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$7.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$45
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$71.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$269
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$14050

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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 Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$588
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$567
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$446
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$677
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$607
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$563
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$551
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$615
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$503
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$538
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$610
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$572
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$667
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$547
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$571
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$563
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$591
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$569
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$561
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$560
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$412
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$527
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$550
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$565
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$534
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$563
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$597
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$553
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$603
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$545
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$561
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$604
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$554
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$540
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$745
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$531
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$428
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$685
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$595
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$509