Hefei vs San Salvador - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	San Salvador
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$1204
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$2687
🏠 One person rent	$205	$656
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$1067
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$363
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$85.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$418
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	42
😀 Quality of life	66	50
🏙️ Population	9.37M	316K

The cost of living in Hefei is 48% less expensive than in San Salvador. Cities ranked 7405th and 4469th ($625 vs $1204) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th 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 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 0.3 months in San Salvador. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs San Salvador ranked 1st in El Salvador, while ranked 3963rd and 6219th 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	$3.46	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$7.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.12
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$736
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$512
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$1236
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$860
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$62.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$95.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$36
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	9.37%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$1341
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$26.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$2.07
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.37
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$3.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$7.63
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$6.38
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$10.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$15.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$6.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$2.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$32.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$5.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$38.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$161
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$5642

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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 San Salvador

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Mejicanos	$1175
6.1 km or 3.8 mi	Soyapango	$1182
11 km or 6.8 mi	Santa Tecla	$1194
11 km or 7 mi	Apopa	$1160
49 km or 30 mi	Santa Ana	$698
57 km or 35 mi	Sonsonate	$884
75 km or 46 mi	Ahuachapan	$1449
89 km or 55 mi	Usulutan	$1083
112 km or 69 mi	San Miguel	$1088
135 km or 84 mi	Jalapa	$936
172 km or 107 mi	San Miguel Petapa	$941
176 km or 109 mi	Guatemala City	$1070
185 km or 115 mi	Mixco	$653
187 km or 116 mi	Comayagua	$753
219 km or 136 mi	Tegucigalpa	$863
220 km or 137 mi	Villanueva	$897
235 km or 146 mi	Coban	$916
236 km or 147 mi	San Pedro Sula	$1047
237 km or 147 mi	La Lima	$897
241 km or 150 mi	Panajachel	$819
241 km or 150 mi	El Progreso	$903
250 km or 156 mi	Choloma	$719
253 km or 157 mi	Chinandega	$638
266 km or 165 mi	Mazatenango	$886
273 km or 170 mi	Yoro	$755
277 km or 172 mi	Puerto Cortes	$788
281 km or 174 mi	Quetzaltenango	$784
282 km or 175 mi	Momostenango	$881
287 km or 178 mi	Leon	$632
315 km or 196 mi	Esteli	$598
347 km or 216 mi	La Ceiba	$626
352 km or 219 mi	Jinotega	$455
357 km or 222 mi	Tapachula	$632
361 km or 224 mi	Managua	$738
365 km or 227 mi	Matagalpa	$624
367 km or 228 mi	Flores	$878
385 km or 239 mi	San Ignacio	$1034
387 km or 240 mi	Masaya	$710
397 km or 247 mi	Belmopan	$973
402 km or 250 mi	Granada	$701