Hefei vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hefei	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1702	$2347
🏠 One person rent	$216	$458
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$770
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$442
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	93	95
😀 Quality of life	69	67
🏙️ Population	9.37M	6.21M

The cost of living in Hefei is 32% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 7469th and 6006th ($643 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 2nd 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 0.5 months in Rio de Janeiro. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 2nd in Brazil, while ranked 4318th and 4818th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Rio de Janeiro

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	Hefei	Rio de Janeiro
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$6.45
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$31.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$6.48
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$1.85
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$1.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$501
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$324
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$881
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$79.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$125
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$18.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.54%	11.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3665	$1966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2183	$1150
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$41.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.42	$7.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.06
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.48
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$8.65
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.22
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$7.11
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$1.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$3.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$1.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$0.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$25.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$6.37
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$45.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$74.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9056	$12076

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$739
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$653
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$648
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$810
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$590
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$706
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$498
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$564
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$445
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$539
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$557
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$530
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$683
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$550
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$506
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$603
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$625
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$631
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$540
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$673
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$632
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$597
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$643
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$613
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$541
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$518
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$620
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$536
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$625
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$611
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$618
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$633
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$559
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$644
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$657
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$530
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$492
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$819
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$586