Hefei vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$1006
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1702
$2692
🏠 One person rent
$216
$380
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$652
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$389
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$927
$1459
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
85
😀 Quality of life
69
83
🏙️ Population
9.37M
3.03M

The cost of living in Hefei is 36% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7469th and 5518th ($643 vs $1006) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 4th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.4 months in Taichung. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 4318th and 541st among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$4.87
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$5.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.65
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.07
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$286
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$609
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$520
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$60.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$91.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
2.21%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3665
$7470
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2183
$8113
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.86
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$32.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$11.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$3.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$8.02
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$4.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.72
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.82
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$4.03
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$11.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$6.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$10.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$49.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$354
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9056
$19915

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$914
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$894
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$695
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$894
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$914
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$993
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$868
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$942
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1135
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$802
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1313
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$894
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1030
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$854
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$634
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$615
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$621
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$901
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$707
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$628
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$681
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1078
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$671
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$697
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$616
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$700
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$589
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$454
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$753
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$451
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$669
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$579
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1079
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$677
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$600
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$696
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$666
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$650