Hefei vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$670
$663
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1770
$933
🏠 One person rent
$214
$428
🏘️ Family rent
$368
$278
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$152
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$43.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1012
$267
😷 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 1% more expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 7494th and 7534th ($670 vs $663) 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 1.5 months in Hefei compared to 0.4 months in Surat. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 17th in India, while ranked 3146th and 5942nd 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
$2.65
$3.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$10.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.4
$3.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$3.18
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$1.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$192
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$451
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$338
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$211
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$22.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$34.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$7.33
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.17%
9.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3568
$691
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$5.28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$2.26
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$0.96
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$6.21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.65
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.38
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.43
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$7.57
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.87
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$4.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$1.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$2.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$0.8
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$18.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$13.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$2.21
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$24.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$46.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$49.3
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8681
$877

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$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693

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Distance City Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi Navsari
$267
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$273
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$358
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$329
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$360
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$252
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$370
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$350
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$433
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$335
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$355
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$464
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$391
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$476
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$298
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$717
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$367
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$285
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$335
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$495
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$283
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$312
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$346
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$241
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$314
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$273
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$256
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$282
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$365
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$316
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$269
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$281
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$279
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$299
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$287
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$308
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$335
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$288
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$309
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$298