Hefei vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$3486
🏠 One person rent
$277
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$806
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$440
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$1044
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
93
70
😀 Quality of life
65
67
🏙️ Population
9.37M
12.7M

The cost of living in Hefei is 29% less expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 6780th and 5553rd ($727 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 9th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1 months in Suzhou. Ranked 32nd vs 27th best cities to live in China, and 4171st vs 3798th 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
$2.86
$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$4.25
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$26560

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$749
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$718
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$686
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$706
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$585
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$706
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$685
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$702
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$620
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1136
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$729
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$661
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$674
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1028
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$690
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$738
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$674
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$698
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$843
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$630
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$629
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$676
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$742
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$673
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$538
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$651
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$650
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$703
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$698
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$771
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$733
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$774
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$699
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$648
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$612
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$903
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645