Hefei vs South Tarawa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hefei	South Tarawa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$707	$491
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1809	$1204
🏠 One person rent	$269	$217
🏘️ Family rent	$483	$400
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$202
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$20.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$369
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	93	1
😀 Quality of life	67	26
🏙️ Population	9.37M	63.4K

The cost of living in Hefei is 44% more expensive than in South Tarawa. Cities ranked 6756th and 8567th ($707 vs $491) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 2nd in China and Kiribati, respectively. Check China vs Kiribati comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 0.8 months in South Tarawa. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs South Tarawa ranked 1st in Kiribati, while ranked 3921st and 8758th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs South Tarawa

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	Hefei	South Tarawa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.79	$3.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$4.47
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$1.72
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$1.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$208
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$136
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$554	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$281
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.3	$59.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	10.32%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$1366
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2072	$775
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$15
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$6.27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$0.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$1.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$6.82
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$4.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$6.27
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.03
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$0.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$7.37
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$1.37
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$2.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$3.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$2.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.26
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$21.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$4.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.6	$15.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.41	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$28.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$59.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$99.1
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8280	$3154

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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 South Tarawa

Distance	City	Cost of living
658 km or 409 mi	Majuro	$1316
661 km or 411 mi	Djarrit	$1316
706 km or 439 mi	Yaren	$744
1302 km or 809 mi	Vaiaku	$574
1302 km or 809 mi	Funafuti	$576
1768 km or 1099 mi	Auki	$1422
1879 km or 1167 mi	Honiara	$1425
1988 km or 1235 mi	Luganville	$2943
2172 km or 1349 mi	Lautoka	$599
2190 km or 1361 mi	Nadi	$752
2190 km or 1361 mi	Port Vila	$1841
2248 km or 1397 mi	Nasinu	$824
2253 km or 1400 mi	Suva	$849
2310 km or 1435 mi	Manase	$594
2382 km or 1480 mi	Apia	$594
2712 km or 1685 mi	Dumbea	$1597
2713 km or 1686 mi	Paita	$1597
2725 km or 1693 mi	Noumea	$1648
2817 km or 1750 mi	Nukualofa	$974
2825 km or 1756 mi	Mua	$978
3022 km or 1878 mi	Lae	$522
3104 km or 1929 mi	Port Moresby	$537
3286 km or 2042 mi	London	$491
3357 km or 2086 mi	Saipan	$1421
3375 km or 2097 mi	Dededo	$2554
3383 km or 2102 mi	Hagatna	$2667
3611 km or 2244 mi	Cairns	$1397
3612 km or 2244 mi	Jayapura	$446
3658 km or 2273 mi	Gladstone	$1545
3665 km or 2277 mi	Townsville	$1249
3668 km or 2279 mi	Bundaberg	$1621
3672 km or 2282 mi	Hervey Bay	$1756
3673 km or 2282 mi	Rockhampton	$1413
3762 km or 2338 mi	Kauai	$2655
3779 km or 2348 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1843
3788 km or 2354 mi	Caloundra	$1816
3822 km or 2375 mi	Caboolture	$1881
3851 km or 2393 mi	Waipahu	$2602
3854 km or 2395 mi	Brisbane	$2356
3855 km or 2396 mi	Pearl	$2506