Hefei vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$785
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$1240
🏠 One person rent
$277
$533
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$534
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$167
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$46.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$456
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Unhealthy
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
40
😀 Quality of life
65
48
🏙️ Population
9.37M
5.94M

The cost of living in Hefei is 7% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6780th and 6501st ($727 vs $785) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 1st in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 0.6 months in Surat. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 41st in India, while ranked 4171st and 6339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$3.26
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$9.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$3.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.37
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$1.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$476
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$509
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1088
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$341
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$24.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$37.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$6.53
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
8.9%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$881
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$5.92
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$2.05
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.76
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.57
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.82
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$0.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$8.76
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$0.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.33
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$8.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$3.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$4.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$2.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.23
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.63
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$14.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$2.97
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$14.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$2.48
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$42.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$55.5
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$1527

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$284
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$297
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$406
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$399
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$288
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$394
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$391
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$471
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$396
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$484
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$424
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$480
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$326
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$716
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$402
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$357
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$406
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$519
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$327
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$344
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$379
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$285
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$347
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$295
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$312
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$304
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$409
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$360
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$294
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$283
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$310
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$338
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$332
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$335
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$367
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$321
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$368
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$348