Hefei vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$1190
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$3757
🏠 One person rent
$269
$635
🏘️ Family rent
$483
$1613
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$308
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$933
$1455
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
100
😀 Quality of life
67
78
🏙️ Population
9.37M
24.9M

The cost of living in Hefei is 41% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 6756th and 4461st ($707 vs $1190) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 6th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.2 months in Shanghai. Ranked 28th vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 3921st vs 558th 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
$2.79
$4.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$40.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.7
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$901
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$497
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$554
$2595
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$1269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$39.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.3
$60.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$17.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
4.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$17366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$9346
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$18.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$4.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.25
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$6.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$7.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$69.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$8.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.6
$89.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.41
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$66.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$1283
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8280
$28143

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1074
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$731
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$771
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$763
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$682
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$731
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$651
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$687
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$699
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$688
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$690
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$677
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$675
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$755
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$707
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$713
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$682
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$831
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$679
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$694
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$625
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$707
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$625
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$703
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$524
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$631
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$645
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$720
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$725
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$696
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$719
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$789
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$652
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$740