Hefei vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$705
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1702
$990
🏠 One person rent
$216
$458
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$305
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$161
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$45.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$927
$271
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
40
😀 Quality of life
69
55
🏙️ Population
9.37M
5.94M

The cost of living in Hefei is 9% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7469th and 7068th ($643 vs $705) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st 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 35th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 45th in India, while ranked 4318th and 6284th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$11.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$3.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$3.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$215
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$484
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$390
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$234
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$20.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$31.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$7.65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
9.18%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3665
$822
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2183
$576
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.23
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$5.63
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$2.24
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$2.87
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$8.04
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$0.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$8.27
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$2.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$2.01
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$0.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$18.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$3.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$14.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$2.36
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$24.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$42.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$59.8
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9056
$922

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$278
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$291
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$374
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$350
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$375
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$267
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$382
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$366
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$442
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$363
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$399
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$487
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$407
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$503
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$324
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$705
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$382
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$303
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$349
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$517
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$303
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$330
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$361
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$264
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$315
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$290
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$273
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$297
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$396
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$328
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$285
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$310
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$290
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$305
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$309
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$328
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$366
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$302
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$333
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$333