Hefei vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$1764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$4219
🏠 One person rent	$205	$1001
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$1774
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$135
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$2831
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	54 km
🎓 Higher education	93	87
😀 Quality of life	66	90
🏙️ Population	9.37M	518K

The cost of living in Hefei is 65% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 7405th and 2490th ($625 vs $1764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 147th in China and the United Kingdom, respectively. Check China vs the United Kingdom comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 1.6 months in Sheffield. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Sheffield ranked 26th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3963rd and 141st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Sheffield

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	Hefei	Sheffield
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$18.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$76.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$9.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$5.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$4.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$937
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$818
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$1922
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$1459
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$183
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$39.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	5.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$3631
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$2541
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$95
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.8
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.62
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.83
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$3.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$9.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$11.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.91
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.92
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$10
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.56
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$17.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$4.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$5.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$35.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$80.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$12
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$78.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$87.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$1155
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$9487

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1511
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1401
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1463
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1724
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1619
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1693
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1680
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1707
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1737
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1720
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1720
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1793
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1602
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1943
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1800
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1686
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1598
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$2071
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1727
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1820
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1672
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1948
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1874
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1845
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1788
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1324
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1806
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1680
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1698
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1552
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1465
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1633
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1806
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1867
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1727
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1376
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1759
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1486
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1962
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1750