Hefei vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1708
$2829
🏠 One person rent
$205
$312
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$768
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$326
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$1146
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
93
70
😀 Quality of life
66
68
🏙️ Population
9.37M
12.7M

The cost of living in Hefei is 28% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 7405th and 6198th ($625 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 18th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 1.3 months in Suzhou. Ranked 31st vs 26th best cities to live in China, and 3963rd vs 3351st among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Suzhou

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Hefei Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$4.09
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.7
$41.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$5.55
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$4.13
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$4.11
🥤 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
$386
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$200
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$1199
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$358
$526
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$59.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$93.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$14.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$6107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2103
$3223
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.9
$41.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$4.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$2.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$1.28
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.33
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$4.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$4.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.57
$4.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.18
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.3
$77.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.84
$6.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$75.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$79.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$1457
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8278
$17431

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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 Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$700
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$645
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$670
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$665
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$573
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$640
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$670
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$657
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$695
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$602
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1097
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$702
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$631
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$643
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$984
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$654
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$636
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$701
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$644
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$650
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$805
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$607
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$603
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$643
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$716
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$644
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$522
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$621
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$620
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$642
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$592
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$665
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$672
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$708
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$746
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$665
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$621
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$590
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$691
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$613