Hefei vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$654
$1126
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1731
$3097
🏠 One person rent
$218
$600
🏘️ Family rent
$371
$1068
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$930
$879
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
84
99
😀 Quality of life
71
75
🏙️ Population
9.37M
24.9M

The cost of living in Hefei is 42% less expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 7557th and 4971st ($654 vs $1126) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 105th 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 22nd vs 4th best cities to live in China, and 3551st vs 1655th 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
$2.98
$5.01
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$36.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.69
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$803
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$384
$1462
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$880
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.4
$37.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.9
$58.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.44%
3.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3689
$14215
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1986
$7113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.9
$30.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.47
$6.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.3
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$3.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.76
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.19
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.46
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$6.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$6.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.4
$61.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.75
$7.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$94.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$12
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$50.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.7
$78.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$1114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9430
$27781

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677

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Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1002
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$669
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$696
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$701
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$782
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$594
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$620
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$644
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$557
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$667
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$683
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$643
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$650
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$584
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$671
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$636
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$680
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$684
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$623
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$646
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$860
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$636
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$647
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$652
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$611
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$652
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$604
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$675
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$678
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$525
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$618
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$626
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$644
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$667
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$677
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$601
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$661
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$665
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$632
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$765