Hefei vs Reykjavik - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hefei	Reykjavik
🚶 Cost of living one person	$707	$2723
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1809	$5671
🏠 One person rent	$269	$1643
🏘️ Family rent	$483	$2600
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$800
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$86.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$3682
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	93	53
😀 Quality of life	67	89
🏙️ Population	9.37M	140K

The cost of living in Hefei is 74% less expensive than in Reykjavik. Cities ranked 6756th and 344th ($707 vs $2723) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd 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 1.4 months in Reykjavik. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Reykjavik ranked 1st in Iceland, while ranked 3921st and 152nd 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	$2.79	$21.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$125
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$16.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$10.9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$1659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1492
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$554	$2694
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$2395
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$52.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.3	$80.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$64.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	8.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$6252
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2072	$4951
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$4.13
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$66.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$26.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$2.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$3.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$6.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$19.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$31
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.53
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$20
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$3.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$11.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$5.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$4.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$3.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.6	$83
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.41	$37.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$105
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$142
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$239
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8280	$6072

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$696
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$655
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$702
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$687
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$728
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$898
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$532
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$624
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$700
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$740
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$671
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$708
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$789
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$645
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$660
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$626
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$631
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$720
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$694
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$625
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$643
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$652
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$707
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$604
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$617
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$625
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$621
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$707
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$641
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$699
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$713
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$713
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$532
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$696

Cities near Reykjavik

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.8 km or 4.2 mi	Kopavogur	$2304
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Hafnarfjorur	$2460
38 km or 24 mi	Keflavik	$2023
247 km or 153 mi	Akureyri	$2011
795 km or 494 mi	Torshavn	$1952
1204 km or 748 mi	Inverness	$1629
1230 km or 764 mi	Elgin	$1554
1300 km or 808 mi	Derry	$1662
1309 km or 813 mi	Greenock	$1524
1321 km or 821 mi	Aberdeen	$1681
1325 km or 823 mi	Perth	$1537
1328 km or 825 mi	Stirling	$1659
1331 km or 827 mi	Paisley	$1734
1333 km or 828 mi	Alloa	$1670
1337 km or 831 mi	Glasgow	$1884
1339 km or 832 mi	Dundee	$1527
1340 km or 833 mi	Omagh	$1642
1341 km or 833 mi	Cumbernauld	$1803
1342 km or 834 mi	Irvine	$1514
1348 km or 838 mi	East Kilbride	$1748
1349 km or 838 mi	Kilmarnock	$1399
1351 km or 839 mi	Dunfermline	$1693
1353 km or 841 mi	Hamilton	$1731
1357 km or 843 mi	Ayr	$1520
1360 km or 845 mi	Kirkcaldy	$1800
1365 km or 848 mi	Livingston	$1651
1372 km or 852 mi	Edinburgh	$2043
1382 km or 859 mi	Newtownabbey	$1666
1387 km or 862 mi	Belfast	$1741
1390 km or 864 mi	Bangor	$1305
1391 km or 864 mi	Lisburn	$1643
1401 km or 871 mi	Alesund	$1539
1413 km or 878 mi	Galway	$2244
1425 km or 886 mi	Dundalk	$1869
1431 km or 889 mi	Dumfries	$1723
1433 km or 891 mi	Nuuk	$2175
1441 km or 895 mi	Molde	$1928
1454 km or 903 mi	Kristiansund	$1632
1455 km or 904 mi	Drogheda	$2391
1455 km or 904 mi	Bergen	$1991