Hefei vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hefei	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$707	$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1809	$2567
🏠 One person rent	$269	$610
🏘️ Family rent	$483	$995
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$354
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$91.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$477
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	42
😀 Quality of life	67	46
🏙️ Population	9.37M	316K

The cost of living in Hefei is 38% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 6756th and 4577th ($707 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 2nd in China and El Salvador, respectively. Check China vs El Salvador comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 0.4 months in San Salvador. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 3921st and 6608th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs San Salvador

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	Hefei	San Salvador
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.79	$10.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$29.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$7.18
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$3.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.14
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$479
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$554	$1057
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$833
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$54.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.3	$83.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	9.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$1645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2072	$1060
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$24.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$29.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.36
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$7.18
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$6.27
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$11.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.07
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$1.54
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$6.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$2.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$29.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$5.48
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.6	$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.41	$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$66.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$145
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8280	$4597

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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 San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1112
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1117
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1153
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1093
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$702
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$866
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$915
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1031
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1107
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$900
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$902
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1019
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$630
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$702
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$854
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$829
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$983
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$857
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$805
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$892
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$595
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$627
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$880
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$738
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$713
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$806
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$882
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$614
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$593
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$676
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$458
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$737
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$787
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$548
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$842
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1039
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$699
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$716
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$680