Hefei vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$2646
🏠 One person rent
$277
$364
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$686
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$368
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$1854
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
93
53
😀 Quality of life
65
69
🏙️ Population
9.37M
686K

The cost of living in Hefei is 27% less expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 6780th and 5761st ($727 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 722nd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.9 months in Shizuoka. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Shizuoka ranked 420th in Japan, while ranked 4171st and 2988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Shizuoka

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Hefei Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.73
 Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$6785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$21.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$21319

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$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

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$964
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$970
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$989
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$993
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$995
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1062
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1031
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$999
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$1001
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$1008
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1055
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$993
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1042
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1044
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1043
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1045
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1045
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1046
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1042
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$996
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1045
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1050
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1051
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1053
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1046
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1067
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1046
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1062
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1103
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1096
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1116
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1038
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1059
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1121
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1086
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1161
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$1042
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1064
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$981
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1103