Hefei vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$894
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1708
$2706
🏠 One person rent
$205
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$820
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$351
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$123
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$1355
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
84
😀 Quality of life
66
81
🏙️ Population
9.37M
3.03M

The cost of living in Hefei is 30% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 7405th and 6071st ($625 vs $894) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 6th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Taichung ranked 7th in Taiwan, while ranked 3963rd and 521st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Taichung

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Hefei Taichung
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$4.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.7
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.43
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$306
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$1000
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$358
$676
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$39.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$61.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$17.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$5817
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2103
$3737
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.9
$33.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$12.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$3.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.39
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$6.63
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$14
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$4.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.52
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.66
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.57
$6.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.3
$31.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.84
$9.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$38.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$13.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$90.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8278
$18658

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$813
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$796
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$728
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$770
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$747
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$897
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$821
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$875
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1073
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$731
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1181
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$814
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$967
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$788
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$956
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$625
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$627
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$644
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$823
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$688
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$648
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1155
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$630
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$649
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$603
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$681
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$581
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$451
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$726
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$443
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$655
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$569
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1154
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$671
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$601
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$682
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$661
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$671