Hefei vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$1750
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$4293
🏠 One person rent
$277
$929
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$489
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$171
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$1885
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
93
92
😀 Quality of life
65
86
🏙️ Population
9.37M
2.75M

The cost of living in Hefei is 58% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 6780th and 2722nd ($727 vs $1750) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 2nd 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 32nd best city to live in China vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 4171st and 294th 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
$2.86
$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$64.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$5.57
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$1074
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$2242
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$1322
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$7363
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$3723
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$38.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$16.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$4.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$11.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.51
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$2.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$4.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$7.09
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$3.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$123
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$70.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$83.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$513
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$10781

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$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
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$928
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1654
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1492
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1427
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1316
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1400
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1324
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1545
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1277
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1287
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1061
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1058
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1117
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1168
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1424
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1268
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1034
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1129
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1188
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1363
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1340
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1148
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1148
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1301
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1259
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1320
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1294
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1249
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1323
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1601
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1212
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1231
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1449
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1342
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1199
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1400
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1208
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1240
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1632
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1262