Hefei vs Suva - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Suva
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$808
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$2232
🏠 One person rent	$205	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$991
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$315
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$22.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$947
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	93	26
😀 Quality of life	66	57
🏙️ Population	9.37M	88.3K

The cost of living in Hefei is 23% less expensive than in Suva. Cities ranked 7405th and 6407th ($625 vs $808) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 3rd in China and Fiji, respectively. Check China vs Fiji comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 1.2 months in Suva. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Suva ranked 1st in Fiji, while ranked 3963rd and 5598th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Suva

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	Hefei	Suva
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$4.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$36.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$6.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.82
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$579
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$299
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$1407
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$782
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$61.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$23
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	7.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$1297
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$805
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$22.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$4.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.24
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.62
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$8.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$7.44
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.61
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.95
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$8.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$7.74
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$3.11
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.55
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$26
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$4.08
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$13
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$67.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$222
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$13954

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

Cities near Suva

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi	Nasinu	$810
114 km or 71 mi	Nadi	$977
118 km or 73 mi	Lautoka	$660
745 km or 463 mi	Nukualofa	$1001
755 km or 469 mi	Mua	$1002
1072 km or 666 mi	Vaiaku	$661
1073 km or 667 mi	Funafuti	$659
1073 km or 667 mi	Port Vila	$1938
1112 km or 691 mi	Manase	$644
1145 km or 711 mi	Apia	$647
1233 km or 766 mi	Luganville	$1946
1328 km or 825 mi	Dumbea	$1604
1332 km or 827 mi	Noumea	$1652
1335 km or 830 mi	Paita	$1604
1997 km or 1241 mi	Whangarei	$1213
2086 km or 1296 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
2112 km or 1312 mi	Auckland	$1968
2121 km or 1318 mi	Waitakere	$1709
2125 km or 1320 mi	Manukau	$1736
2148 km or 1335 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
2180 km or 1355 mi	Auki	$1401
2185 km or 1358 mi	Tauranga	$1652
2206 km or 1371 mi	Hamilton	$1506
2216 km or 1377 mi	Honiara	$1411
2234 km or 1388 mi	Rotorua	$1182
2253 km or 1400 mi	South Tarawa	$514
2283 km or 1419 mi	Gisborne	$1524
2297 km or 1427 mi	Taupo	$1418
2306 km or 1433 mi	Avarua	$1011
2325 km or 1445 mi	Yaren	$669
2364 km or 1469 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
2379 km or 1478 mi	Napier	$1433
2397 km or 1490 mi	Hastings	$1144
2446 km or 1520 mi	Whanganui	$1457
2486 km or 1545 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
2553 km or 1586 mi	Masterton	$1253
2554 km or 1587 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
2578 km or 1602 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
2580 km or 1603 mi	Porirua	$1607
2589 km or 1608 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751