Hefei vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$1181
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1708
$3254
🏠 One person rent
$205
$567
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$1230
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$408
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$104
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$1684
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
93
95
😀 Quality of life
66
86
🏙️ Population
9.37M
2.6M

The cost of living in Hefei is 47% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7405th and 4534th ($625 vs $1181) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 1st 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3963rd and 339th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Taipei

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Hefei Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$6.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.7
$30.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$613
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$1547
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$358
$1030
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$46.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$72.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$23.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
2.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$13635
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2103
$6907
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.9
$36.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$8.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$2.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.79
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$17.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$8.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$4.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$3.61
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.61
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.57
$7.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.3
$38.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.84
$9.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$32.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$56.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$85.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$617
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8278
$19749

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$967
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$875
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$731
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$821
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$897
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$728
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$894
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$813
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$796
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$770
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$747
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$669
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$625
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$788
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$814
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$648
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1155
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$644
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$956
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$627
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$681
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$823
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$726
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$688
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$671
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1154
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$630
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$664
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$682
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$603
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$649
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$601
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$587
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$677
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$616
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$671
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$451
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$581