Hefei vs Tianjin - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Tianjin
🚶 Cost of living one person
$670
$682
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1770
$1935
🏠 One person rent
$214
$271
🏘️ Family rent
$368
$470
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$256
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$67
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1012
$1162
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
84
81
😀 Quality of life
71
74
🏙️ Population
9.37M
13.9M

The cost of living in Hefei is 2% less expensive than in Tianjin. Cities ranked 7494th and 7400th ($670 vs $682) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 83rd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hefei compared to 1.7 months in Tianjin. Ranked 22nd vs 11th best cities to live in China, and 3146th vs 2024th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Tianjin

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Hefei Tianjin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$3.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$23.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.4
$5.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$3.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.48
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$294
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$528
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$368
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$40.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$62.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$7.31
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.17%
3.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3568
$5320
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$2347
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$9.85
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$2.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.47
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$18.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.54
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.48
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.11
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$11.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$5.17
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$5.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$4.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$1.11
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.64
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$16.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$7.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$60.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$3.49
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$84.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$577
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8681
$16559

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693

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Distance City Cost of living
46 km or 29 mi Binhai
$672
60 km or 37 mi Langfang
$740
71 km or 44 mi Bazhou
$666
87 km or 54 mi Huanghua
$645
93 km or 58 mi Sanhe
$800
99 km or 61 mi Cangzhou
$623
99 km or 62 mi Tangshan
$720
107 km or 67 mi Renqiu
$586
109 km or 68 mi Beijing
$1108
111 km or 69 mi Zhuozhou
$764
117 km or 73 mi Gaobeidian
$666
124 km or 77 mi Hejian
$576
131 km or 82 mi Botou
$574
133 km or 82 mi Zunhua
$697
144 km or 90 mi Luanzhou
$645
152 km or 94 mi Baoding
$480
157 km or 98 mi Laoling
$599
160 km or 99 mi Qian'an
$648
182 km or 113 mi Anguo
$541
192 km or 119 mi Shenzhou
$525
204 km or 127 mi Dezhou
$511
205 km or 127 mi Dingzhou
$556
205 km or 128 mi Hengshui
$480
209 km or 130 mi Binzhou
$759
212 km or 132 mi Chengde
$722
218 km or 136 mi Dongying
$668
219 km or 136 mi Xinji
$539
223 km or 138 mi Qinhuangdao
$589
225 km or 140 mi Jinzhou
$541
228 km or 142 mi Jizhou
$522
237 km or 147 mi Xinle
$541
241 km or 150 mi Gaocheng
$541
242 km or 150 mi Pingquan
$646
251 km or 156 mi Yucheng
$549
255 km or 158 mi Nangong
$579
258 km or 161 mi Zouping
$582
265 km or 164 mi Shijiazhuang
$521
271 km or 168 mi Zhangjiakou
$680
273 km or 170 mi Zibo
$576
276 km or 172 mi Jinan
$546