Hefei vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1702
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$216
$371
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$646
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$927
$1051
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
93
93
😀 Quality of life
69
84
🏙️ Population
9.37M
2.33M

The cost of living in Hefei is 32% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 7469th and 5995th ($643 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 7th in China and Taiwan, respectively. Check China vs Taiwan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.1 months in Taoyuan. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Taoyuan ranked 6th in Taiwan, while ranked 4318th and 482nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$26
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$5.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$1.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$366
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$301
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$665
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$545
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$38.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$58.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$18.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
1.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3665
$8216
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2183
$5253
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$0.62
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$39.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$9.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$3.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.34
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.34
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$7.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$3.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$2.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$2.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.79
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$9.72
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$6.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$10.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$7.72
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$34.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$9.71
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$39.3
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$16.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9056
$14970

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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
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$868
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$993
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1135
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1313
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$695
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$802
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$1030
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$1006
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$914
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$894
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$894
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$914
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$634
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$894
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$854
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$628
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$628
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$1002
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$621
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$615
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$901
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1078
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$707
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$700
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$753
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$681
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$671
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$677
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$616
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1079
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$696
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$697
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$666
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$600
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$454
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$586
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$672
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$604
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$451