Hefei vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$4326
🏠 One person rent
$277
$803
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$1741
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$438
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$2601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
15 km
🎓 Higher education
93
100
😀 Quality of life
65
99
🏙️ Population
9.37M
14.3M

The cost of living in Hefei is 56% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 6780th and 3085th ($727 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 4th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 4171st and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Tokyo

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Hefei Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$3.79
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$15495

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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
12 km or 7.3 mi Musashino
$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi Komae
$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi Mitaka
$1133
13 km or 8 mi Wako
$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi Kawaguchi
$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi Hirai
$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi Toda
$980
14 km or 8.9 mi Chofu
$1124
14 km or 9 mi Nishitokyo
$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi Asaka
$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi Warabi
$964
16 km or 10 mi Niiza
$1061
17 km or 10 mi Higashikurume
$1079
17 km or 11 mi Koganei
$1084
18 km or 11 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1080
18 km or 11 mi Inagi
$1071
18 km or 11 mi Soka
$1077
18 km or 11 mi Kiyose
$1062
19 km or 12 mi Shiki
$1000
19 km or 12 mi Kawasaki
$1187
19 km or 12 mi Urayasu
$1096
20 km or 12 mi Fuchu
$1106
20 km or 12 mi Saitama
$1038
20 km or 12 mi Kodaira
$1095
20 km or 12 mi Yashio
$1050
21 km or 13 mi Kokubunji
$1075
21 km or 13 mi Higashimurayama
$1078
21 km or 13 mi Miyoshi
$1037
22 km or 14 mi Ichikawa
$1119
22 km or 14 mi Matsudo
$1106
23 km or 14 mi Misato
$1052
23 km or 14 mi Fujimi
$1016
23 km or 14 mi Kunitachi
$1073
23 km or 14 mi Tama
$1057
24 km or 15 mi Tokorozawa
$1109
24 km or 15 mi Koshigaya
$1116
25 km or 15 mi Tachikawa
$1092
25 km or 15 mi Higashiyamato
$1075
26 km or 16 mi Yoshikawa
$1060
26 km or 16 mi Fujimino
$1033