Hefei vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$1169
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$3353
🏠 One person rent
$269
$537
🏘️ Family rent
$483
$1252
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$416
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$933
$1657
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
93
95
😀 Quality of life
67
87
🏙️ Population
9.37M
2.6M

The cost of living in Hefei is 40% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 6756th and 4516th ($707 vs $1169) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd 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 1.4 months in Taipei. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Taipei ranked 2nd in Taiwan, while ranked 3921st and 209th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$5.62
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$33.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.48
 Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$565
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$426
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$554
$1511
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$1046
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$56.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.3
$87
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
1.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$13301
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$6421
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$39.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$9.01
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$3.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.69
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$3.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$16.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$9.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$17.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$4.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.29
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.7
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.77
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$9.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$8.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$9.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.6
$34.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.41
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$66.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$88.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$736
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8280
$19102

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1011
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$860
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$861
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$863
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$917
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$860
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$746
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$995
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$890
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$857
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$791
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$725
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$664
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$675
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$952
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$913
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$694
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1114
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$689
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$932
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$676
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$744
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$851
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$787
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$721
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$735
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1115
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$678
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$719
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$741
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$667
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$719
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$713
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$655
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$811
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$725
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$644
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$721
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$588
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589