Hefei vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hefei	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$2634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1702	$5902
🏠 One person rent	$216	$1726
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$2981
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$666
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$99.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$4360
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	68
😀 Quality of life	69	90
🏙️ Population	9.37M	385K

The cost of living in Hefei is 76% less expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 7469th and 658th ($643 vs $2634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 582nd in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Tampa ranked 56th in the United States, while ranked 4318th and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Tampa

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	Hefei	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$6.95
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$3364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$2556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.54%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3665	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2183	$2587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$80.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.42	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$5.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$1294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9056	$14367

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Cities near Hefei

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

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2478
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2453
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2454
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2443
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2437
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2103
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2579
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2106
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2334
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2354
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2410
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2347
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2290
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2749
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2155
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2227
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2317
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2698
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2491
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2255
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2357
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1726
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2336
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2473
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2378
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2351
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1919
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2320
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2304
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2230
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2294