Hefei vs Taichung - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Taichung
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$931
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$2751
🏠 One person rent
$277
$346
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$902
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$369
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$99.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$1368
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
84
😀 Quality of life
65
80
🏙️ Population
9.37M
3.03M

The cost of living in Hefei is 22% less expensive than in Taichung. Cities ranked 6780th and 6052nd ($727 vs $931) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 5th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.5 months in Taichung. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Taichung ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4171st and 496th 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
$2.86
$3.77
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$5.03
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.5
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$346
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$265
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$984
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$770
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$70.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
1.97%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$6258
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$4300
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$28.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$8.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$3.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.97
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$3.34
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$16.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$15.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.57
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$3.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$10.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$6.85
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.52
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$32.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$10.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$42.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$13.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$93.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$313
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$13638

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi Changhua
$841
26 km or 16 mi Nantou
$818
49 km or 31 mi Miaoli
$698
51 km or 32 mi Douliu
$761
78 km or 48 mi Chiayi
$707
79 km or 49 mi Hsinchu
$864
84 km or 52 mi Zhubei
$828
96 km or 59 mi Taoyuan
$868
124 km or 77 mi New Taipei
$1060
129 km or 80 mi Yilan
$745
133 km or 82 mi Taipei
$1158
139 km or 86 mi Tainan
$841
154 km or 96 mi Keelung
$1028
162 km or 101 mi Taitung
$801
175 km or 108 mi Kaohsiung
$932
220 km or 137 mi Putian
$661
224 km or 139 mi Jinjiang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Quanzhou
$666
239 km or 149 mi Kinmen
$821
255 km or 159 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Xiamen
$807
303 km or 188 mi Ningde
$683
307 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$731
354 km or 220 mi Ishigaki
$1229
374 km or 232 mi Nanping
$673
383 km or 238 mi Longyan
$713
385 km or 239 mi Sanming
$642
403 km or 251 mi Rui'an
$719
413 km or 257 mi Shantou
$605
414 km or 257 mi Chaozhou
$592
428 km or 266 mi Wenzhou
$776
442 km or 275 mi Jieyang
$691
461 km or 287 mi Meizhou
$795
467 km or 290 mi Puning
$726
473 km or 294 mi Miyakojima
$1231
476 km or 295 mi Wenling
$712
480 km or 298 mi Wuyishan
$643
484 km or 301 mi Lishui
$719
525 km or 326 mi Linhai
$702
548 km or 341 mi Shangrao
$716