Hefei vs Seattle - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Seattle
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$3015
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$7449
🏠 One person rent	$205	$1896
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$3549
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$746
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$160
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$6742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	80
😀 Quality of life	66	91
🏙️ Population	9.37M	737K

The cost of living in Hefei is 79% less expensive than in Seattle. Cities ranked 7405th and 158th ($625 vs $3015) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 140th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 2.2 months in Seattle. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Seattle ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 3963rd and 98th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Seattle

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	Hefei	Seattle
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$90.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$13.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$7.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.97
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$2086
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$1567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$3947
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$3067
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$157
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$237
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$68.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$6966
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$5351
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.73
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$96.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$18
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$4.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$4.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$20.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$5.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$5.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$5.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.91
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$17.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.15
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$5.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$65.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$183
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$25.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$68.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$2185
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$29407

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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 Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093