Hefei vs Rio de Janeiro - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hefei	Rio de Janeiro
🚶 Cost of living one person	$707	$1010
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1809	$2648
🏠 One person rent	$269	$460
🏘️ Family rent	$483	$868
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$272
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$167
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$359
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	93	94
😀 Quality of life	67	62
🏙️ Population	9.37M	6.78M

The cost of living in Hefei is 30% less expensive than in Rio de Janeiro. Cities ranked 6756th and 5234th ($707 vs $1010) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 2nd in China and Brazil, respectively. Check China vs Brazil comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 0.4 months in Rio de Janeiro. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Rio de Janeiro ranked 3rd in Brazil, while ranked 3921st and 5089th 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	$2.79	$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$7.39
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.16
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$2.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$497
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$313
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$554	$997
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$641
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$88.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.3	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$21.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	10.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$2527
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2072	$1298
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$55.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$9.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.07
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$8.52
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.21
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$8.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$1.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.01
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$27.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$8.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.6	$72.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.41	$10.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$87
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$588
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8280	$10845

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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 Rio de Janeiro

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Niteroi	$778
18 km or 11 mi	Duque de Caxias	$688
21 km or 13 mi	Sao Joao de Meriti	$710
26 km or 16 mi	Belford Roxo	$887
31 km or 19 mi	Nova Iguacu	$640
45 km or 28 mi	Petropolis	$645
60 km or 37 mi	Teresopolis	$619
70 km or 44 mi	Saquarema	$717
98 km or 61 mi	Nova Friburgo	$531
102 km or 64 mi	Volta Redonda	$593
108 km or 67 mi	Barra Mansa	$606
112 km or 70 mi	Sao Pedro da Aldeia	$691
115 km or 72 mi	Angra dos Reis	$702
121 km or 75 mi	Cabo Frio	$711
130 km or 81 mi	Juiz de Fora	$496
135 km or 84 mi	Rio das Ostras	$560
137 km or 85 mi	Resende	$633
157 km or 97 mi	Macae	$681
184 km or 115 mi	Cruzeiro	$638
196 km or 122 mi	Barbacena	$568
199 km or 123 mi	Lorena	$647
200 km or 124 mi	Ubatuba	$685
201 km or 125 mi	Uba	$616
208 km or 129 mi	Guaratingueta	$653
215 km or 134 mi	Muriae	$617
226 km or 140 mi	Sao Joao del-Rei	$465
231 km or 144 mi	Campos dos Goytacazes	$582
232 km or 144 mi	Pindamonhangaba	$679
238 km or 148 mi	Itajuba	$554
240 km or 149 mi	Caraguatatuba	$701
241 km or 150 mi	Taubate	$669
242 km or 150 mi	Vicosa	$631
245 km or 152 mi	Sao Sebastiao	$681
251 km or 156 mi	Tres Coracoes	$591
257 km or 160 mi	Conselheiro Lafaiete	$680
258 km or 160 mi	Cacapava	$674
264 km or 164 mi	Lavras	$579
275 km or 171 mi	Varginha	$541
277 km or 172 mi	Sao Jose dos Campos	$775
279 km or 173 mi	Ponte Nova	$620