Hefei vs Taoyuan - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Taoyuan
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$861
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$2376
🏠 One person rent
$269
$308
🏘️ Family rent
$483
$629
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$343
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$933
$1180
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
2 km
🎓 Higher education
93
93
😀 Quality of life
67
86
🏙️ Population
9.37M
2.29M

The cost of living in Hefei is 18% less expensive than in Taoyuan. Cities ranked 6756th and 6163rd ($707 vs $861) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 10th 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 1.4 months in Taoyuan. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Taoyuan ranked 3rd in Taiwan, while ranked 3921st and 264th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Taoyuan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$3.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.72
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.92
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$313
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$229
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$554
$758
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$491
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$44.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.3
$67.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$17.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$7365
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$4810
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$39
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$9.06
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$3.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$8.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$6.25
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$2.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$2.22
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.74
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$9.69
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$7.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.73
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$38.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$8.91
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.6
$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.41
$16
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$76.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$315
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8280
$13937

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Zhubei
$917
25 km or 16 mi Hsinchu
$860
29 km or 18 mi New Taipei
$1011
39 km or 24 mi Taipei
$1169
51 km or 32 mi Miaoli
$746
55 km or 34 mi Yilan
$863
61 km or 38 mi Keelung
$860
96 km or 59 mi Taichung
$995
111 km or 69 mi Changhua
$890
117 km or 73 mi Nantou
$857
144 km or 90 mi Douliu
$791
171 km or 106 mi Chiayi
$725
232 km or 144 mi Putian
$675
233 km or 145 mi Tainan
$913
233 km or 145 mi Taitung
$952
237 km or 147 mi Fuzhou
$664
264 km or 164 mi Ningde
$694
265 km or 165 mi Kaohsiung
$932
265 km or 165 mi Quanzhou
$689
266 km or 165 mi Jinjiang
$676
295 km or 183 mi Kinmen
$851
302 km or 188 mi Ishigaki
$1114
319 km or 198 mi Xiamen
$721
330 km or 205 mi Rui'an
$744
355 km or 220 mi Wenzhou
$787
361 km or 224 mi Zhangzhou
$719
364 km or 226 mi Nanping
$678
393 km or 244 mi Wenling
$735
393 km or 244 mi Sanming
$667
410 km or 255 mi Miyakojima
$1115
421 km or 261 mi Lishui
$741
423 km or 263 mi Longyan
$713
445 km or 277 mi Linhai
$719
453 km or 282 mi Wuyishan
$655
483 km or 300 mi Chaozhou
$588
487 km or 303 mi Shantou
$589
498 km or 309 mi Jinhua
$811
509 km or 316 mi Yiwu
$725
512 km or 318 mi Quzhou
$644
513 km or 319 mi Jieyang
$716