Hefei vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$916
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1708
$2694
🏠 One person rent
$205
$478
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$1142
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$85.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$1771
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
96
😀 Quality of life
66
80
🏙️ Population
9.37M
17.7M

The cost of living in Hefei is 32% less expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 7405th and 5950th ($625 vs $916) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 12th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 1.9 months in Shenzhen. Ranked 31st vs 3rd best cities to live in China, and 3963rd vs 545th 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
$3.46
$3.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.7
$27.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$5.23
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.11
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$360
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$1650
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$358
$917
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$43.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$65.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$13.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
4.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$12583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2103
$6551
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.9
$23.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$4.51
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.87
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.18
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$13
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$4.43
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.08
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.57
$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.91
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.3
$48.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.84
$6.86
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$33.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$60.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$502
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8278
$22267

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2432
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2737
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$653
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$656
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1588
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$461
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$601
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$804
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$774
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$936
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$812
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$764
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$794
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$793
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$823
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$877
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$569
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$818
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$443
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$581
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$655
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$451
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$803
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$755
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$758
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$761
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$756
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$761
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$724
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$771
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$764
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$649
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$664
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$702
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$688
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$650
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$823
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$522
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$609