Hefei vs Rome - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Rome
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$2020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1702
$4683
🏠 One person rent
$216
$1128
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$1938
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$543
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$927
$2219
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
93
91
😀 Quality of life
69
89
🏙️ Population
9.37M
2.75M

The cost of living in Hefei is 68% less expensive than in Rome. Cities ranked 7469th and 1942nd ($643 vs $2020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 2nd in China and Italy, respectively. Check China vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.1 months in Rome. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Rome ranked 1st in Italy, while ranked 4318th and 292nd 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
$3.48
$17.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$5.92
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$2.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$1313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$865
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$2374
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$1513
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$143
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$222
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3665
$8120
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2183
$3992
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$40.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.88
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$4.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$18.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$21.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.5
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.32
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.09
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$6.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$7.33
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$3.15
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$3.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$64.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$126
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$84.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$93
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$558
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9056
$10916

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
2.7 km or 1.7 mi Vatican City
$1153
19 km or 12 mi Frascati
$1747
34 km or 21 mi Ladispoli
$1680
44 km or 27 mi Cisterna di Latina
$1479
47 km or 29 mi Colleferro
$1413
51 km or 32 mi Anzio
$1376
59 km or 37 mi Latina
$1345
61 km or 38 mi Civitavecchia
$1586
65 km or 40 mi Rieti
$1392
66 km or 41 mi Viterbo
$1404
76 km or 47 mi Terni
$1101
78 km or 48 mi Frosinone
$1145
80 km or 49 mi Avezzano
$1128
91 km or 56 mi L'Aquila
$1381
93 km or 58 mi Terracina
$1462
120 km or 74 mi Foligno
$1307
132 km or 82 mi Teramo
$1264
136 km or 84 mi Perugia
$1215
140 km or 87 mi Ascoli Piceno
$1340
148 km or 92 mi Chieti
$1463
156 km or 97 mi Pescara
$1166
170 km or 106 mi Aversa
$1191
173 km or 107 mi Santa Maria Capua Vetere
$1170
174 km or 108 mi Fermo
$1429
175 km or 109 mi Macerata
$1271
178 km or 111 mi Giugliano in Campania
$1389
179 km or 112 mi Caserta
$1291
181 km or 113 mi Arezzo
$1365
183 km or 114 mi Frattamaggiore
$1381
184 km or 115 mi Siena
$1650
185 km or 115 mi Campobasso
$1084
187 km or 116 mi Civitanova Marche
$1438
189 km or 117 mi Naples
$1605
209 km or 130 mi Ancona
$1412
210 km or 130 mi Benevento
$1299
213 km or 133 mi Castellammare di Stabia
$1466
221 km or 137 mi Avellino
$1217
221 km or 137 mi Fano
$1325
226 km or 140 mi Amalfi
$1689
227 km or 141 mi San Marino City
$1323