Hefei vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hefei	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$727	$2915
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1858	$5968
🏠 One person rent	$277	$1781
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$2749
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$832
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$88.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$952	$3918
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	93	53
😀 Quality of life	65	89
🏙️ Population	9.37M	140K

The cost of living in Hefei is 75% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 6780th and 204th ($727 vs $2915) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 1st in China and Iceland, respectively. Check China vs Iceland comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.3 months in Reykjavik. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 4171st and 189th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Reykjavik

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	Hefei	Reykjavik
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$18.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$11.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$5.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.27
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1809
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1626
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$2822
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$2552
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$68.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.81%	8.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3971	$6498
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2140	$5311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$4.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$77.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.68	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$2.29
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$3.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.25
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$5.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$21.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$37.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.99
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$3.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$4.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$3.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$71.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.67	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.57	$47.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$112
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$155
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$254
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8558	$6167

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$694
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$649
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$706
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$658
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$705
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$903
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$524
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$623
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$672
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$774
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$636
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$642
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$771
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$651
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$673
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$639
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$650
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$703
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$690
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$630
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$659
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$648
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$698
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$613
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$619
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$629
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$633
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$702
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$656
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$705
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$729
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$673
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$694
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$528
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$699

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$2371
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$2602
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2091
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2300
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$1913
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$1830
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1459
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1491
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1599
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1701
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1647
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1625
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1793
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1710
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$2013
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1545
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1650
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1767
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1573
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1818
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1470
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1724
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1793
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1420
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1704
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1744
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2246
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1767
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1830
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1467
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1805
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1657
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2427
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1930
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1390
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2125
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1969
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1752
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2492
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$2161