Hefei vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$1158
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$3291
🏠 One person rent
$277
$535
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$1250
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$412
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$107
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$1789
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
93
95
😀 Quality of life
65
86
🏙️ Population
9.37M
2.6M

The cost of living in Hefei is 37% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6780th and 4715th ($727 vs $1158) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 1st in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.5 months in Taipei. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 4171st and 311th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$5.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$31.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$1031
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$54.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$84
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$24.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
1.93%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$12472
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$6228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$8.86
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$2.91
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$9.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.83
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.8
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.63
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.58
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$57.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$85.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$627
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$18424

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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
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1060
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1028
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$868
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$745
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$828
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$864
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$698
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$931
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$841
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$818
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$761
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$707
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$706
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$661
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$801
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$841
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$683
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1229
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$666
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$654
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$719
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$821
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$776
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$807
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$712
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1231
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$673
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$731
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$719
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$642
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$702
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$643
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$731
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$708
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$633
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$716
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$592
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$605