Hefei vs Soweto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Soweto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$923
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$1686
🏠 One person rent	$205	$540
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$553
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$88.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$1598
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	29 km
🎓 Higher education	93	63
😀 Quality of life	66	38
🏙️ Population	9.37M	1.27M

The cost of living in Hefei is 32% less expensive than in Soweto. Cities ranked 7405th and 5917th ($625 vs $923) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 6th in China and South Africa, respectively. Check China vs South Africa comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 1.7 months in Soweto. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Soweto ranked 10th in South Africa, while ranked 3963rd and 7204th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Soweto

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	Hefei	Soweto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$6.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$3.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$2.01
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$827
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$346
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$64.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$100
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$33.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	11.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$850
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$691
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.98
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$31
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$8.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$2.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$6.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.41
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$7.06
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$2.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$2.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.17
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$0.49
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$5.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$21.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$45.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$70.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$200
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$3805

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

Cities near Soweto

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Johannesburg	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Randburg	$837
26 km or 16 mi	Sandton	$953
46 km or 28 mi	Vereeniging	$672
46 km or 29 mi	Benoni	$785
48 km or 30 mi	Vanderbijlpark	$773
56 km or 34 mi	Centurion	$807
58 km or 36 mi	Springs	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Pretoria	$906
73 km or 45 mi	Brits	$820
91 km or 56 mi	Potchefstroom	$695
92 km or 57 mi	Rustenburg	$889
137 km or 85 mi	Klerksdorp	$722
159 km or 99 mi	Bethal	$784
166 km or 103 mi	Kroonstad	$768
170 km or 106 mi	Middelburg	$795
222 km or 138 mi	Welkom	$748
228 km or 142 mi	Mmabatho	$780
249 km or 155 mi	Lobatse	$665
266 km or 165 mi	Gaborone	$691
282 km or 175 mi	Butha-Buthe	$535
290 km or 180 mi	Kanye	$664
315 km or 196 mi	Molepolole	$628
321 km or 199 mi	Teyateyaneng	$500
329 km or 204 mi	Mbabane	$562
335 km or 208 mi	Vryheid	$763
341 km or 212 mi	Maseru	$621
350 km or 217 mi	Manzini	$442
354 km or 220 mi	Bloemfontein	$657
367 km or 228 mi	Mahalapye	$631
399 km or 248 mi	Mafeteng	$567
412 km or 256 mi	Kimberley	$814
420 km or 261 mi	Palapye	$540
446 km or 277 mi	Pietermaritzburg	$640
447 km or 278 mi	Serowe	$583
461 km or 286 mi	Matola	$964
472 km or 293 mi	Maputo	$1068
506 km or 314 mi	Durban	$809
567 km or 353 mi	Francistown	$624
595 km or 370 mi	Xai-Xai	$1003