Hefei vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$875
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1708
$2361
🏠 One person rent
$205
$353
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$658
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$320
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$1050
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
93
93
😀 Quality of life
66
83
🏙️ Population
9.37M
2.33M

The cost of living in Hefei is 29% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7405th and 6171st ($625 vs $875) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 7th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Taoyuan ranked 5th in Taiwan, while ranked 3963rd and 418th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$4.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.7
$24.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.63
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$1.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$360
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$749
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$358
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$36
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$55.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$17.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
1.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$7669
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2103
$4912
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.61
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.9
$36.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$8.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.92
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$3.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$2.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$8.14
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$6.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1.75
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$2.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$1.69
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.53
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$9.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$9.61
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.57
$7.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$2.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.3
$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.84
$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$33.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$15
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$73.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$75.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$256
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8278
$18619

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$621
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$608
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$664
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$600
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$666
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$632
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$691
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$505
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$587
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$611
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$746
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$576
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$555
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$672
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$621
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$633
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$592
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$613
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$602
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$522
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$620
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$642
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$654
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$607
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$630
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$621
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$650
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$584
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$591
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$603
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$600
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$695
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$620
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$668
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$702
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$644
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$642
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$484
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$665

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$821
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$897
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1073
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1181
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$728
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$731
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$967
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$894
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$813
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$796
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$770
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$747
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$625
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$814
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$788
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$669
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$648
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$956
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$644
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$627
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$823
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1155
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$688
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$681
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$726
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$664
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$630
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$671
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$603
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1154
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$682
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$649
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$661
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$601
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$451
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$581
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$587
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$677
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$616
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$443