Hefei vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$647
$1165
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1600
$3823
🏠 One person rent
$251
$613
🏘️ Family rent
$384
$1694
🍽️ Food expenses
$226
$305
🚐 Transport expenses
$71.9
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$927
$1458
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
92
100
😀 Quality of life
54
79
🏙️ Population
9.37M
24.9M

The cost of living in Hefei is 44% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7044th and 4418th ($647 vs $1165) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 151st and 6th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.3 months in Shanghai. Ranked 48th vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 6001st vs 435th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Shanghai

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Hefei Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.09
$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.4
$39
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.67
$5.61
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.85
$1.61
☕ Cappuccino
$3.19
$3.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.41
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$239
$845
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$199
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$462
$2670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$290
$1351
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.8
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$44.8
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.8
$16.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.85%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3992
$18653
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2229
$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.41
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$18.3
$32.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.52
$5.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.8
$2.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.2
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$1.62
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$2.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.42
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.85
$4.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.5
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$2.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.02
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.37
$1.08
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$14.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
$0.85
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.2
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.59
$6.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.71
$5.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.92
$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.62
$1.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$102
$63.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.48
$9.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.1
$103
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.47
$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$64
$67.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$76.7
$76.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$1225
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7489
$27798

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$665
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$633
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$672
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$662
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$730
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$702
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$885
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$518
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$612
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$691
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$736
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$642
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$657
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$722
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$642
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$694
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$607
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$630
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$640
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$540
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$620
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$693
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$695
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$628
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$635
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$706
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$635
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$611
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$612
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$636
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$719
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$646
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$721
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$619
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$673
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$624
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$687

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1052
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$772
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$820
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$788
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1144
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$688
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$751
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$784
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$785
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$741
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$714
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$728
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$709
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$666
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$810
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$694
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$719
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$721
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$714
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$827
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$695
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$695
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$612
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$706
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$619
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$701
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$540
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$620
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$642
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$693
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$681
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$687
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$607
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$718
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$722
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$635
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$736