Hefei vs Rotterdam - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Rotterdam
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$2359
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$5397
🏠 One person rent	$205	$1479
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$2435
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$3493
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	94
😀 Quality of life	66	93
🏙️ Population	9.37M	664K

The cost of living in Hefei is 74% less expensive than in Rotterdam. Cities ranked 7405th and 1038th ($625 vs $2359) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 3rd in China and the Netherlands, respectively. Check China vs the Netherlands comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 1.5 months in Rotterdam. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Rotterdam ranked 5th in the Netherlands, while ranked 3963rd and 68th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Rotterdam

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	Hefei	Rotterdam
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$20.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$83.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$6.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$3.88
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$3.24
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$1509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$1241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$2680
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$2049
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$213
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$46.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	4.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$5415
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$3934
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$4.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$98.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$2.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$4.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$12.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$13.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$15.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.15
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$6.23
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.51
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$12.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$4.53
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$4.66
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$41.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$14.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$19.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$78.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$2027
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$10730

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

Cities near Rotterdam

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Ridderkerk	$2062
13 km or 8 mi	Delft	$1861
19 km or 12 mi	Leidschendam	$2042
21 km or 13 mi	The Hague	$2199
23 km or 14 mi	Sliedrecht	$1969
25 km or 16 mi	Scheveningen	$2049
26 km or 16 mi	Leiden	$2081
27 km or 17 mi	Oegstgeest	$1934
41 km or 25 mi	Etten-Leur	$1805
43 km or 27 mi	Breda	$1739
43 km or 27 mi	Roosendaal	$1890
47 km or 29 mi	Utrecht	$2251
49 km or 30 mi	Bergen op Zoom	$1917
50 km or 31 mi	Zandvoort	$2090
52 km or 32 mi	Haarlem	$2291
54 km or 34 mi	Zaltbommel	$2026
55 km or 34 mi	Zeist	$2180
56 km or 35 mi	Tilburg	$1862
59 km or 36 mi	Amsterdam	$2791
59 km or 37 mi	Hilversum	$2049
60 km or 38 mi	IJmuiden	$2085
61 km or 38 mi	Hoogstraten	$1492
62 km or 39 mi	Goes	$2001
63 km or 39 mi	's-Hertogenbosch	$1975
66 km or 41 mi	Tiel	$2432
67 km or 42 mi	Huizen	$1957
72 km or 45 mi	Almere	$1937
73 km or 45 mi	Purmerend	$1944
74 km or 46 mi	Veenendaal	$1631
74 km or 46 mi	Turnhout	$1421
76 km or 47 mi	Middelburg	$1879
79 km or 49 mi	Antwerp	$1640
81 km or 51 mi	Wageningen	$2105
82 km or 51 mi	Beveren	$1613
82 km or 51 mi	Ede	$1651
83 km or 52 mi	Uden	$1958
84 km or 52 mi	Mortsel	$1530
85 km or 53 mi	Veldhoven	$1917
87 km or 54 mi	Herentals	$1318
88 km or 54 mi	Sint-Niklaas	$1514