Hefei vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$878
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1702
$2307
🏠 One person rent
$216
$456
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$808
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$253
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$83.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$927
$969
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
96
😀 Quality of life
69
78
🏙️ Population
9.37M
17.5M

The cost of living in Hefei is 27% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7469th and 6334th ($643 vs $878) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 17th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.1 months in Shenzhen. Ranked 35th vs 3rd best cities to live in China, and 4318th vs 1094th 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
$3.48
$3.52
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$28.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$4.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.26
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$619
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$350
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$637
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$40.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$61.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$12.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3665
$12494
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2183
$5776
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$21
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$4.58
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$12.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$3.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.85
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.31
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.65
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$43.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$7.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$34
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$9.65
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$47.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$73.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9056
$22402

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2414
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2718
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$662
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$662
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1746
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$518
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$608
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$829
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$758
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$589
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$941
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$827
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$766
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$777
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$794
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$816
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$892
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$579
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$451
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$669
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$454
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$809
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$765
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$766
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$780
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$773
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$897
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$750
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$726
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$790
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$697
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$681
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$693
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$707
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$677
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$901
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$546
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$634