Hefei vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$654
$1257
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1731
$3182
🏠 One person rent
$218
$588
🏘️ Family rent
$371
$1015
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$455
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$930
$1619
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
84
94
😀 Quality of life
71
89
🏙️ Population
9.37M
2.44M

The cost of living in Hefei is 48% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7557th and 4661st ($654 vs $1257) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 105th and 1st in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.3 months in Taipei. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3551st and 266th 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
$2.98
$6.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$45.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$5.44
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$706
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$468
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$384
$1285
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$827
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.4
$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.9
$70.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$26.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.44%
2.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3689
$13965
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1986
$8309
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.9
$38
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.47
$9.11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$3.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$19.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$9.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$20.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$4.84
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$3.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$3.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$1.83
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.19
$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.46
$3.81
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$9.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$8.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.4
$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.75
$10.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$34.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$63.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.7
$84.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$644
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9430
$18442

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677

Cities near Taipei

Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$997
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$941
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$796
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$882
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$937
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$709
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$957
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$888
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$879
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$889
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$910
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$656
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$668
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$841
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$910
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$654
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1067
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$634
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$999
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$630
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$705
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$903
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$763
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$723
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1064
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$682
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$696
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$697
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$634
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$661
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$698
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$610
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$598
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$667
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$617
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$665
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$465
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$602