Hefei vs Singapore City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hefei	Singapore City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$727	$3168
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1858	$7320
🏠 One person rent	$277	$2164
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$4039
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$567
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$273
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$952	$4523
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	93	89
😀 Quality of life	65	97
🏙️ Population	9.37M	5.87M

The cost of living in Hefei is 77% less expensive than in Singapore City. Cities ranked 6780th and 81st ($727 vs $3168) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th 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 1.4 months in Singapore City. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Singapore City ranked 1st in Singapore, while ranked 4171st and 8th 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	$2.86	$10.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$64.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$7.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$8.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$5.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$1.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$2514
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1898
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$5063
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$3531
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$107
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$166
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$36.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.81%	3.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3971	$21434
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2140	$7782
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$82.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.68	$17.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$2.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$2.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$3.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$10.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$3.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.96
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$28.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$12.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$3.01
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$4.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.67	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43	$72.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.57	$27.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$76
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$1202
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8558	$28407

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Cities near Hefei

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 Singapore City

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Bukit Merah	$2852
18 km or 11 mi	Johor Bahru	$709
35 km or 22 mi	Batam	$604
84 km or 52 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$549
98 km or 61 mi	Kluang	$745
114 km or 71 mi	Batu Pahat	$750
161 km or 100 mi	Muar	$752
199 km or 123 mi	Malacca	$699
261 km or 162 mi	Seremban	$630
264 km or 164 mi	Dumai	$585
275 km or 171 mi	Pekanbaru	$590
285 km or 177 mi	Kuantan	$518
296 km or 184 mi	Putrajaya	$571
299 km or 186 mi	Cyberjaya	$617
311 km or 193 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$892
314 km or 195 mi	Subang Jaya	$732
316 km or 196 mi	Petaling Jaya	$738
321 km or 199 mi	Shah Alam	$687
322 km or 200 mi	Jambi	$499
325 km or 202 mi	Klang	$729
328 km or 204 mi	Chukai	$579
434 km or 269 mi	Teluk Intan	$673
454 km or 282 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$544
457 km or 284 mi	Padang	$950
476 km or 296 mi	Ipoh	$670
482 km or 299 mi	Tanjungbalai	$538
488 km or 303 mi	Palembang	$420
504 km or 313 mi	Padangsidempuan	$624
521 km or 324 mi	Taiping	$759
522 km or 324 mi	Lubuklinggau	$496
528 km or 328 mi	Prabumulih	$441
558 km or 347 mi	Pematangsiantar	$518
562 km or 349 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$504
564 km or 351 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
578 km or 359 mi	Singkawang	$459
592 km or 368 mi	Bengkulu	$530
594 km or 369 mi	Butterworth	$671
595 km or 370 mi	Pagar Alam	$485
598 km or 372 mi	George Town	$669
608 km or 378 mi	Sungai Petani	$637