Hefei vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$2488
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$5527
🏠 One person rent	$205	$1579
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$2615
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$615
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$143
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$3246
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	78
😀 Quality of life	66	92
🏙️ Population	9.37M	662K

The cost of living in Hefei is 75% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 7405th and 819th ($625 vs $2488) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 3rd in China and Canada, respectively. Check China vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 1.3 months in Vancouver. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 3963rd and 86th 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	$3.46	$16.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$71.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$5.71
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$4.02
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.06
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$1747
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$1392
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$3049
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$2320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$60.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$92.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$55.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	5.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$9559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$6774
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$85.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$17.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.92
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.39
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$15.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.49
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.67
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.96
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$16.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$3.36
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$14.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$5.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$3.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$3.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$100
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$62.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$99
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$1117
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$17240

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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 Vancouver

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi	North Vancouver	$2388
9.6 km or 6 mi	Richmond	$2093
11 km or 6.8 mi	Burnaby	$2495
17 km or 10 mi	Delta	$2317
20 km or 12 mi	Surrey	$2280
23 km or 14 mi	Coquitlam	$2490
36 km or 22 mi	Langley	$2021
36 km or 23 mi	Maple Ridge	$1969
60 km or 37 mi	Abbotsford	$1883
62 km or 38 mi	Nanaimo	$1719
72 km or 45 mi	Bellingham	$2466
84 km or 52 mi	Chilliwack	$1761
88 km or 54 mi	Saanich	$2121
94 km or 58 mi	Langford	$2047
94 km or 58 mi	Victoria	$2093
97 km or 61 mi	Whistler	$2023
108 km or 67 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
111 km or 69 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
129 km or 80 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
130 km or 81 mi	Sequim	$2692
145 km or 90 mi	Courtenay	$1810
149 km or 92 mi	Marysville	$2598
156 km or 97 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
158 km or 98 mi	Everett	$2589
159 km or 99 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
168 km or 104 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
170 km or 105 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
170 km or 105 mi	Edmonds	$2785
175 km or 109 mi	Shoreline	$2973
177 km or 110 mi	Campbell River	$2155
177 km or 110 mi	Bothell	$2625
178 km or 111 mi	Kenmore	$2718
182 km or 113 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
186 km or 116 mi	Kirkland	$2882
190 km or 118 mi	Bremerton	$2462
190 km or 118 mi	Redmond	$3239
191 km or 119 mi	Seattle	$3015
194 km or 120 mi	Bellevue	$3273
198 km or 123 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
198 km or 123 mi	Sammamish	$2759