Hefei vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hefei	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$707	$3007
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1809	$6888
🏠 One person rent	$269	$2075
🏘️ Family rent	$483	$3850
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$539
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$249
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$4634
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	93	89
😀 Quality of life	67	98
🏙️ Population	9.37M	5.87M

The cost of living in Hefei is 76% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6756th and 133rd ($707 vs $3007) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 1st in China and Singapore, respectively. Check China vs Singapore comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.5 months in Singapore City. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 3921st and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Singapore City

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	Hefei	Singapore City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.79	$9.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$66.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$7.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$7.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$1.59
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$2587
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1768
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$554	$4669
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$3392
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$108
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.3	$167
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$35.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$20493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2072	$12922
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$93.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$2.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$2.86
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$9.72
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$3.07
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.94
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$23.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$4.2
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$7.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$2.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$96
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.6	$52.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.41	$25.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$72.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$101
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$1175
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8280	$26424

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Cities near Hefei

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

Cities near Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2733
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$623
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$585
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$511
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$610
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$609
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$611
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$602
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$545
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$554
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$558
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$482
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$480
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$539
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$644
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$582
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$479
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$553
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$512
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$913
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$550
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$457
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$596
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$638
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$493
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$450
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$442
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$521
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$578
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$476
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$566
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$544