Hefei vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$654
$693
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1731
$974
🏠 One person rent
$218
$449
🏘️ Family rent
$371
$292
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$159
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$930
$310
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
84
40
😀 Quality of life
71
60
🏙️ Population
9.37M
5.94M

The cost of living in Hefei is 6% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7557th and 7286th ($654 vs $693) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 105th and 2nd in China and India, respectively. Check China vs India comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 23rd in India, while ranked 3551st and 5975th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Surat

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Hefei Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$3.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$11.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$3.33
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$1.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$206
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$471
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$384
$367
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$220
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.4
$22.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.9
$35.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$7.72
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.44%
9.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3689
$735
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1986
$489
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.9
$5.49
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.47
$2.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$0.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$0.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$4.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$2.97
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.78
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$0.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$0.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.46
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.19
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.46
$3.89
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$1.99
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$2.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.4
$17.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.75
$3.02
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$2.31
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$24.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.7
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$58.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9430
$929

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$633
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$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$286
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$287
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$382
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$346
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$373
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$294
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$362
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$437
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$355
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$379
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$475
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$401
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$504
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$310
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$733
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$378
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$302
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$344
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$502
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$297
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$324
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$355
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$257
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$326
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$284
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$268
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$286
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$385
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$331
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$282
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$301
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$282
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$317
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$303
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$321
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$360
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$296
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$326
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$319