Hefei vs South Tangerang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hefei	South Tangerang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$567
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1702	$1371
🏠 One person rent	$216	$250
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$215
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$42.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$381
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	93	82
😀 Quality of life	69	50
🏙️ Population	9.37M	1.64M

The cost of living in Hefei is 13% more expensive than in South Tangerang. Cities ranked 7469th and 8109th ($643 vs $567) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 9th in China and Indonesia, respectively. Check China vs Indonesia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 0.7 months in South Tangerang. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs South Tangerang ranked 15th in Indonesia, while ranked 4318th and 6644th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs South Tangerang

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	Hefei	South Tangerang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$14.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$3.43
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$2.73
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$1.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$284
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$517
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$277
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$45.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$68.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.54%	9.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3665	$1244
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2183	$755
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$12.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.42	$3.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$7.99
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$3.23
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$8.06
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.06
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.35
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$22.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$2.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$1.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$0.81
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$3.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$16.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$3.74
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$75.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$120
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9056	$7522

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Cities near Hefei

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

Cities near South Tangerang

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.7 mi	Tangerang	$665
16 km or 10 mi	Jakarta	$699
16 km or 10 mi	Depok	$400
32 km or 20 mi	Bekasi	$555
36 km or 22 mi	Bogor	$480
66 km or 41 mi	Serang	$517
74 km or 46 mi	Sukabumi	$561
84 km or 52 mi	Cilegon	$511
112 km or 69 mi	Cimahi	$490
119 km or 74 mi	Bandung	$534
187 km or 116 mi	Bandar Lampung	$368
201 km or 125 mi	Tasikmalaya	$367
204 km or 127 mi	Metro	$429
210 km or 130 mi	Cirebon	$523
234 km or 145 mi	Banjar	$488
274 km or 171 mi	Tegal	$482
299 km or 186 mi	Cilacap	$478
333 km or 207 mi	Pekalongan	$471
415 km or 258 mi	Semarang	$488
420 km or 261 mi	Prabumulih	$411
427 km or 265 mi	Palembang	$390
434 km or 270 mi	Salatiga	$422
436 km or 271 mi	Yogyakarta	$445
459 km or 285 mi	Pagar Alam	$448
474 km or 295 mi	Surakarta	$409
542 km or 336 mi	Lubuklinggau	$443
551 km or 342 mi	Madiun	$456
566 km or 352 mi	Bengkulu	$461
608 km or 378 mi	Kediri	$447
626 km or 389 mi	Jambi	$444
632 km or 393 mi	Blitar	$440
645 km or 400 mi	Mojokerto	$413
664 km or 413 mi	Batu	$409
673 km or 418 mi	Surabaya	$551
678 km or 421 mi	Malang	$384
699 km or 435 mi	Pasuruan	$457
735 km or 457 mi	Probolinggo	$470
755 km or 469 mi	Pontianak	$413
838 km or 521 mi	Singkawang	$420
840 km or 522 mi	Tanjung Pinang	$502