Hefei vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$1128
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1702
$3104
🏠 One person rent
$216
$605
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$1067
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$289
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$927
$931
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
93
100
😀 Quality of life
69
77
🏙️ Population
9.37M
24.9M

The cost of living in Hefei is 43% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7469th and 4879th ($643 vs $1128) 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 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 0.8 months in Shanghai. Ranked 35th vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 4318th vs 1383rd 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
$3.48
$4.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$40
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$5.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.47
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.79
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$848
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$485
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$1510
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$875
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$34.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$52
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
3.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3665
$14877
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2183
$7318
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$6.41
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.88
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.78
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.54
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$6.07
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$59.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$8.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$92.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$12.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$52.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$75.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$1172
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9056
$27624

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1003
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$673
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$696
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$771
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$597
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$612
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$632
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$547
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$648
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$679
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$631
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$634
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$576
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$713
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$621
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$740
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$674
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$601
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$630
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$826
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$622
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$634
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$639
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$597
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$642
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$597
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$651
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$664
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$531
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$602
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$618
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$637
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$672
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$663
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$590
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$666
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$659
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$617
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$753