Hefei vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$868
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$2477
🏠 One person rent
$277
$324
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$103
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$1084
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
93
93
😀 Quality of life
65
83
🏙️ Population
9.37M
2.33M

The cost of living in Hefei is 16% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6780th and 6227th ($727 vs $868) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 6th 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 1.2 months in Taoyuan. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Taoyuan ranked 4th in Taiwan, while ranked 4171st and 388th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$4.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.55
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.83
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$336
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$831
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$563
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$45
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$69.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$16.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$7902
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$4753
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$8.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.98
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$3.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$2.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$8.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$3.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$9.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$7.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$38.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$9.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$75.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$78
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$531
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$13630

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$828
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$864
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1060
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1158
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$698
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$745
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1028
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$931
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$841
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$818
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$761
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$707
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$661
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$841
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$801
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$706
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$683
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$666
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$654
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$821
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1229
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$807
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$719
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$776
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$731
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$673
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$712
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$642
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1231
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$719
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$702
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$643
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$592
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$605
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$731
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$708
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$633
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$691