Hefei vs Recife - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hefei	Recife
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$746
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1702	$1937
🏠 One person rent	$216	$330
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$550
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$427
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	54
😀 Quality of life	69	60
🏙️ Population	9.37M	1.49M

The cost of living in Hefei is 14% less expensive than in Recife. Cities ranked 7469th and 6884th ($643 vs $746) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 29th in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 0.6 months in Recife. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Recife ranked 20th in Brazil, while ranked 4318th and 5911th 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	$3.48	$4.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$24.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$6.45
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$384
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$606
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$53.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$82.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$17.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.54%	12%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3665	$1420
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2183	$822
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$37.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.42	$7.07
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.42
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.18
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.02
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.87
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$7.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$1.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$4.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$2.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$6.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$54.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$41.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9056	$16281

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$620
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$601
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$631
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$592
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$629
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$672
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$509
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$583
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$617
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$753
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$567
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$532
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$659
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$595
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$590
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$610
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$582
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$602
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$639
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$597
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$642
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$563
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$597
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$570
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$674
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$602
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$620
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$622
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$499
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$663

Cities near Recife

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.8 km or 3.6 mi	Olinda	$561
12 km or 7.2 mi	Camaragibe	$559
13 km or 7.8 mi	Paulista	$416
16 km or 10 mi	Jaboatao dos Guararapes	$699
31 km or 19 mi	Cabo de Santo Agostinho	$618
47 km or 29 mi	Carpina	$579
56 km or 35 mi	Goiana	$575
108 km or 67 mi	Joao Pessoa	$726
123 km or 77 mi	Caruaru	$545
143 km or 89 mi	Campina Grande	$566
191 km or 119 mi	Rio Largo	$634
200 km or 124 mi	Garanhuns	$631
202 km or 126 mi	Maceio	$691
243 km or 151 mi	Arcoverde	$580
244 km or 152 mi	Palmeira dos Indios	$604
254 km or 158 mi	Natal	$583
271 km or 168 mi	Arapiraca	$615
288 km or 179 mi	Patos	$563
302 km or 188 mi	Caico	$623
311 km or 193 mi	Penedo	$588
397 km or 247 mi	Paulo Afonso	$434
397 km or 247 mi	Aracaju	$555
419 km or 260 mi	Mossoro	$538
454 km or 282 mi	Estancia	$611
467 km or 290 mi	Salgueiro	$562
476 km or 296 mi	Ico	$590
487 km or 302 mi	Russas	$630
498 km or 309 mi	Juazeiro do Norte	$576
503 km or 312 mi	Aracati	$639
507 km or 315 mi	Crato	$571
523 km or 325 mi	Iguatu	$591
571 km or 355 mi	Quixada	$644
597 km or 371 mi	Alagoinhas	$621
605 km or 376 mi	Serrinha	$600
628 km or 390 mi	Fortaleza	$758
636 km or 395 mi	Petrolina	$569
636 km or 395 mi	Juazeiro	$456
636 km or 395 mi	Caucaia	$713
639 km or 397 mi	Caninde	$637
641 km or 398 mi	Senhor do Bonfim	$544