Hefei vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$2650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$5860
🏠 One person rent
$277
$1697
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$2823
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$644
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$150
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$3361
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
78
😀 Quality of life
65
92
🏙️ Population
9.37M
662K

The cost of living in Hefei is 73% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 6780th and 512th ($727 vs $2650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 1st in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Vancouver ranked 5th in Canada, while ranked 4171st and 100th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Vancouver

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Hefei Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$75.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$6.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$4.2
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$2.09
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$1905
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$1486
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$3353
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$2487
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$69.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$106
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$57.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$10997
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$7402
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$2.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$100
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$15.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.41
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$2.82
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.5
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$4.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$16
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$17.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.3
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$4.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$3.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.82
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.24
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$3.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$16
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$3.32
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$14.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$5.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$3.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$3.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$35.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$111
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$65
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$1165
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$16245

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$694
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$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
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2502
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2220
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2589
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2330
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2417
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2553
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$1983
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2243
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1976
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1789
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2278
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1765
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2248
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2185
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2263
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2469
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2314
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2612
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2546
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2609
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1913
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2576
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2581
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2569
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2619
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2692
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2769
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2821
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3091
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2263
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2866
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2784
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2904
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2901
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2491
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3229
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2908
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3179
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2759
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2743