Hefei vs Surat - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Surat
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$809
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$1207
🏠 One person rent
$269
$554
🏘️ Family rent
$483
$485
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$166
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$49.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$933
$411
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
93
40
😀 Quality of life
67
51
🏙️ Population
9.37M
5.94M

The cost of living in Hefei is 13% less expensive than in Surat. Cities ranked 6756th and 6358th ($707 vs $809) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd 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 0.5 months in Surat. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Surat ranked 37th in India, while ranked 3921st and 6236th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Surat
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$3.63
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$10.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$3.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.4
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$491
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$529
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$554
$1128
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$26.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.3
$41.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$6.82
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
8.68%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$717
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$6.03
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$2.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.73
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$0.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$5.05
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$8.82
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.76
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$0.55
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.09
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.32
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$7.28
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$15.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$3.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.6
$13.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.41
$2.54
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$27.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$41.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$70.6
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8280
$1785

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$696
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$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696

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Distance City Cost of living
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$301
98 km or 61 mi Bhavnagar
$296
131 km or 82 mi Vadodara
$399
164 km or 102 mi Nashik
$377
170 km or 106 mi Nadiad
$396
189 km or 117 mi Vasai
$315
192 km or 119 mi Malegaon
$345
196 km or 122 mi Godhra
$385
208 km or 130 mi Ahmedabad
$505
209 km or 130 mi Bhiwandi
$368
216 km or 134 mi Kalyan
$391
222 km or 138 mi Thane
$482
228 km or 142 mi Gandhinagar
$339
239 km or 148 mi Navi Mumbai
$457
244 km or 152 mi Rajkot
$353
245 km or 152 mi Mumbai
$706
274 km or 170 mi Mehsana
$377
284 km or 177 mi Jalgaon
$359
296 km or 184 mi Aurangabad
$379
314 km or 195 mi Pune
$510
332 km or 206 mi Ratlam
$323
338 km or 210 mi Porbandar
$358
356 km or 221 mi Indore
$390
377 km or 234 mi Ujjain
$281
389 km or 242 mi Udaipur
$338
399 km or 248 mi Bhuj
$308
406 km or 252 mi Satara
$400
436 km or 271 mi Akola
$375
499 km or 310 mi Latur
$431
500 km or 311 mi Bhilwara
$338
505 km or 314 mi Solapur
$345
511 km or 318 mi Amravati
$325
512 km or 318 mi Sangli
$359
514 km or 320 mi Pali
$336
518 km or 322 mi Kolhapur
$352
521 km or 324 mi Nanded
$342
526 km or 327 mi Bhopal
$334
526 km or 327 mi Ichalkaranji
$352
541 km or 336 mi Kota
$370
570 km or 354 mi Bijapur
$361