Hefei vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$670
$1147
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1770
$3146
🏠 One person rent
$214
$636
🏘️ Family rent
$368
$1119
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$279
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1012
$1068
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
84
99
😀 Quality of life
71
76
🏙️ Population
9.37M
24.9M

The cost of living in Hefei is 42% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7494th and 4880th ($670 vs $1147) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 5th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hefei compared to 0.9 months in Shanghai. Ranked 22nd vs 5th best cities to live in China, and 3146th vs 1178th 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
$2.65
$4.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$30.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.4
$5.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$3.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.57
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$849
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$520
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$1495
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$937
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$38.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$59.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$11.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.17%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3568
$14068
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$6729
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.54
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$29.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$5.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.81
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.87
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.33
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.87
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$11.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$2.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$6.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$2.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.24
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$70.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$8.79
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$98.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$71.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$1268
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8681
$27610

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1030
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$708
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$726
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$725
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$798
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$596
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$643
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$678
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$581
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$680
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$658
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$571
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$660
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$645
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$670
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$663
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$636
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$659
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$899
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$651
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$664
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$657
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$627
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$667
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$623
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$693
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$691
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$623
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$644
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$661
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$696
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$693
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$620
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$677
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$684
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$644
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$789