Hefei vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$1009
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$205	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$2407
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	93	70
😀 Quality of life	66	73
🏙️ Population	9.37M	518K

The cost of living in Hefei is 38% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 7405th and 5444th ($625 vs $1009) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 511th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Utsunomiya ranked 180th in Japan, while ranked 3963rd and 1535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Utsunomiya

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	Hefei	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$413
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$96.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$4788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$2991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$5.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$15244

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1016
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1009
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1031
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1016
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1074
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1044
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1077
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1049
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1047
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1052
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1099
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1080
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1116
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1057
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1046
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1088
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1073
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1190
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1126
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1092
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1068
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1156
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1075
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1108
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1322
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1099
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1248
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1084
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1069
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1187
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1042
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1125
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1059