Hefei vs Tainan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Tainan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$814
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1708
$2436
🏠 One person rent
$205
$241
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$723
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$393
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$76.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$1362
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
4 km
🎓 Higher education
93
73
😀 Quality of life
66
81
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.87M

The cost of living in Hefei is 23% less expensive than in Tainan. Cities ranked 7405th and 6380th ($625 vs $814) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 10th 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 1.7 months in Tainan. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Tainan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 3963rd and 498th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Tainan

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Hefei Tainan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$5.44
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.7
$24.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.59
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$266
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$158
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$623
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$358
$643
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$41.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$63.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$20.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
1.75%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$3010
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2103
$2215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.9
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$8.63
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$17.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$9.01
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$3.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.65
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$12.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.62
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.64
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.57
$5.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$2.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.3
$35.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.84
$9.82
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$56.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$85.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8278
$6108

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Kaohsiung
$956
62 km or 38 mi Chiayi
$747
89 km or 55 mi Douliu
$770
102 km or 63 mi Taitung
$788
116 km or 72 mi Nantou
$796
126 km or 78 mi Changhua
$813
139 km or 86 mi Taichung
$894
188 km or 117 mi Miaoli
$728
218 km or 135 mi Hsinchu
$897
222 km or 138 mi Zhubei
$821
233 km or 145 mi Taoyuan
$875
249 km or 155 mi Kinmen
$823
254 km or 158 mi Yilan
$731
259 km or 161 mi New Taipei
$1073
261 km or 162 mi Jinjiang
$627
267 km or 166 mi Taipei
$1181
269 km or 167 mi Quanzhou
$644
271 km or 168 mi Xiamen
$688
286 km or 178 mi Keelung
$967
298 km or 185 mi Putian
$625
308 km or 191 mi Zhangzhou
$664
356 km or 221 mi Fuzhou
$669
359 km or 223 mi Shantou
$581
371 km or 230 mi Chaozhou
$451
395 km or 246 mi Jieyang
$443
397 km or 247 mi Longyan
$649
412 km or 256 mi Puning
$569
415 km or 258 mi Ningde
$648
431 km or 268 mi Ishigaki
$1155
439 km or 273 mi Meizhou
$655
446 km or 277 mi Sanming
$603
455 km or 283 mi Nanping
$630
497 km or 309 mi Shanwei
$936
535 km or 333 mi Rui'an
$681
556 km or 346 mi Miyakojima
$1154
560 km or 348 mi Wenzhou
$726
567 km or 352 mi Heyuan
$764
573 km or 356 mi Wuyishan
$601
590 km or 367 mi Huizhou
$601
608 km or 378 mi Lishui
$682