Hefei vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

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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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$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

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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