Hefei vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$269
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$483
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$933
$1524
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
96
😀 Quality of life
67
80
🏙️ Population
9.37M
17.5M

The cost of living in Hefei is 25% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6756th and 5744th ($707 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 16th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.6 months in Shenzhen. Ranked 28th vs 3rd best cities to live in China, and 3921st vs 460th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Shenzhen

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Hefei Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$554
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.3
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.6
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.41
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8280
$24305

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584