Hefei vs Taipei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Taipei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$1313
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1702
$3273
🏠 One person rent
$216
$637
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$1099
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$454
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$927
$1659
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
93
94
😀 Quality of life
69
87
🏙️ Population
9.37M
2.6M

The cost of living in Hefei is 51% less expensive than in Taipei. Cities ranked 7469th and 4455th ($643 vs $1313) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st 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 35th best city to live in China vs Taipei ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 4318th and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Taipei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$6.53
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$2.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$3.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$718
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$524
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$1272
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$931
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$48.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$74.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
2.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3665
$14287
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2183
$8078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$9.23
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$3.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$19
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$9.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$21
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$4.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$3.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$4.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$2.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.85
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.91
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$7.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$11
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$35.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$66.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$618
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9056
$17567

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
9.6 km or 6 mi New Taipei
$1135
23 km or 14 mi Keelung
$1030
39 km or 24 mi Taoyuan
$942
39 km or 24 mi Yilan
$802
58 km or 36 mi Zhubei
$868
63 km or 39 mi Hsinchu
$993
89 km or 56 mi Miaoli
$695
133 km or 82 mi Taichung
$1006
149 km or 92 mi Changhua
$914
152 km or 95 mi Nantou
$894
180 km or 112 mi Douliu
$894
206 km or 128 mi Chiayi
$914
252 km or 157 mi Fuzhou
$628
257 km or 160 mi Putian
$634
258 km or 160 mi Taitung
$854
267 km or 166 mi Tainan
$894
270 km or 168 mi Ningde
$628
276 km or 172 mi Ishigaki
$1078
297 km or 185 mi Quanzhou
$621
298 km or 185 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
299 km or 186 mi Jinjiang
$615
316 km or 196 mi Rui'an
$700
330 km or 205 mi Kinmen
$901
340 km or 211 mi Wenzhou
$753
354 km or 220 mi Xiamen
$707
371 km or 230 mi Wenling
$677
379 km or 235 mi Miyakojima
$1079
380 km or 236 mi Nanping
$671
395 km or 246 mi Zhangzhou
$681
411 km or 255 mi Lishui
$696
414 km or 257 mi Sanming
$616
425 km or 264 mi Linhai
$666
454 km or 282 mi Longyan
$697
461 km or 286 mi Wuyishan
$600
488 km or 303 mi Jinhua
$586
495 km or 308 mi Yiwu
$672
508 km or 316 mi Quzhou
$604
518 km or 322 mi Shangrao
$650
520 km or 323 mi Chaozhou
$454
525 km or 326 mi Shantou
$589