Hefei vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hefei	Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person	$707	$1697
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1809	$4149
🏠 One person rent	$269	$891
🏘️ Family rent	$483	$1673
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$485
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$1795
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	92
😀 Quality of life	67	87
🏙️ Population	9.37M	2.87M

The cost of living in Hefei is 58% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6756th and 2685th ($707 vs $1697) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 4th in China and Italy, respectively. Check China vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 3921st and 230th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Rome

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	Hefei	Rome
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.79	$14.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$60.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$5.43
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$1.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$1043
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$645
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$554	$2193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$1248
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$136
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.3	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$30.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$7657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2072	$3688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.58
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.85
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$4.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$12.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.33
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$4.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$1.64
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$6.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$9.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$2.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$59.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.6	$105
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.41	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$69.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$80.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$509
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8280	$9800

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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 Rome

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi	Vatican City	$916
19 km or 12 mi	Frascati	$1604
34 km or 21 mi	Ladispoli	$1504
44 km or 27 mi	Cisterna di Latina	$1351
47 km or 29 mi	Colleferro	$1425
51 km or 32 mi	Anzio	$1363
59 km or 37 mi	Latina	$1049
61 km or 38 mi	Civitavecchia	$1698
65 km or 40 mi	Rieti	$1261
66 km or 41 mi	Viterbo	$1332
76 km or 47 mi	Terni	$1024
78 km or 48 mi	Frosinone	$1011
80 km or 49 mi	Avezzano	$1104
91 km or 56 mi	L'Aquila	$964
93 km or 58 mi	Terracina	$1339
120 km or 74 mi	Foligno	$1092
132 km or 82 mi	Teramo	$1067
136 km or 84 mi	Perugia	$1056
140 km or 87 mi	Ascoli Piceno	$1166
148 km or 92 mi	Chieti	$1324
156 km or 97 mi	Pescara	$1066
170 km or 106 mi	Aversa	$1294
173 km or 107 mi	Santa Maria Capua Vetere	$1298
174 km or 108 mi	Fermo	$1231
175 km or 109 mi	Macerata	$1173
178 km or 111 mi	Giugliano in Campania	$1285
179 km or 112 mi	Caserta	$1321
181 km or 113 mi	Arezzo	$1328
183 km or 114 mi	Frattamaggiore	$1280
184 km or 115 mi	Siena	$1516
185 km or 115 mi	Campobasso	$1151
187 km or 116 mi	Civitanova Marche	$1231
189 km or 117 mi	Naples	$1337
209 km or 130 mi	Ancona	$1293
210 km or 130 mi	Benevento	$1230
213 km or 133 mi	Castellammare di Stabia	$1347
221 km or 137 mi	Avellino	$1065
221 km or 137 mi	Fano	$1090
226 km or 140 mi	Amalfi	$1527
227 km or 141 mi	San Marino City	$1229