Hefei vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$2895
🏠 One person rent
$277
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$1237
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$274
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$1649
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
96
😀 Quality of life
65
79
🏙️ Population
9.37M
17.7M

The cost of living in Hefei is 24% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 6780th and 5948th ($727 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 13th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.7 months in Shenzhen. Ranked 32nd vs 3rd best cities to live in China, and 4171st vs 556th 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
$2.86
$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$24117

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$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2427
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2753
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$641
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$678
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1590
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$491
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$629
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$830
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$763
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$602
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1014
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$824
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$801
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$808
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$806
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$839
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$895
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$726
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$852
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$691
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$605
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$795
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$592
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$819
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$783
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$780
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$774
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$774
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$813
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$746
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$794
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$781
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$731
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$725
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$807
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$671
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$821
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$538
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$618