Hefei vs Sheffield - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hefei	Sheffield
🚶 Cost of living one person	$707	$1715
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1809	$4227
🏠 One person rent	$269	$973
🏘️ Family rent	$483	$1844
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$467
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$134
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$2637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	53 km
🎓 Higher education	93	87
😀 Quality of life	67	89
🏙️ Population	9.37M	518K

The cost of living in Hefei is 59% less expensive than in Sheffield. Cities ranked 6756th and 2627th ($707 vs $1715) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 177th 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 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.5 months in Sheffield. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Sheffield ranked 17th in the United Kingdom, while ranked 3921st and 159th 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	$2.79	$14
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$76.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$8.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$5.69
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$4.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$801
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$554	$1785
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$1601
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$111
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.3	$169
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$37
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	5.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$4054
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2072	$3169
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$2.53
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$91.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.16
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.57
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$10.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$9.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.56
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.71
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$9.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$2.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$15.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$4.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$5.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$42
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.6	$80.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.41	$11.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$81.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$1085
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8280	$9409

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Cities near Hefei

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

Cities near Sheffield

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Rotherham	$1469
19 km or 12 mi	Barnsley	$1392
27 km or 17 mi	Doncaster	$1353
32 km or 20 mi	Mansfield	$1715
33 km or 21 mi	Wakefield	$1601
35 km or 22 mi	Dewsbury	$1623
36 km or 22 mi	Huddersfield	$1527
38 km or 24 mi	Batley	$1640
42 km or 26 mi	Brighouse	$1574
44 km or 27 mi	Ashton-under-Lyne	$1753
46 km or 28 mi	Macclesfield	$1703
46 km or 29 mi	Halifax	$1455
46 km or 29 mi	Oldham	$1652
47 km or 29 mi	Leeds	$1872
47 km or 29 mi	Droylsden	$1793
48 km or 30 mi	Leek	$1675
49 km or 31 mi	Bradford	$1564
51 km or 32 mi	Manchester	$1998
52 km or 32 mi	Derby	$1654
52 km or 32 mi	Nottingham	$1966
52 km or 33 mi	Rochdale	$1607
56 km or 35 mi	Salford	$1819
56 km or 35 mi	Stretford	$1807
57 km or 35 mi	Sale	$1795
59 km or 36 mi	Altrincham	$1758
59 km or 36 mi	Scunthorpe	$1536
59 km or 37 mi	Bury	$1526
61 km or 38 mi	Keighley	$1628
63 km or 39 mi	Lincoln	$1670
64 km or 40 mi	Stoke-on-Trent	$1497
65 km or 40 mi	Newcastle-under-Lyme	$1564
65 km or 41 mi	Burton upon Trent	$1675
67 km or 42 mi	Bolton	$1711
68 km or 42 mi	Harrogate	$1831
68 km or 42 mi	York	$1783
68 km or 42 mi	Burnley	$1613
70 km or 44 mi	Loughborough	$1761
72 km or 45 mi	Crewe	$1487
75 km or 47 mi	Warrington	$1932
77 km or 48 mi	Stafford	$1751