Hefei vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hefei	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$654	$3306
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$7823
🏠 One person rent	$218	$2128
🏘️ Family rent	$371	$3806
🍽️ Food expenses	$248	$764
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$930	$6170
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	84	100
😀 Quality of life	71	93
🏙️ Population	9.37M	690K

The cost of living in Hefei is 80% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 7557th and 92nd ($654 vs $3306) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 105th and 62nd in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Washington ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 3551st and 52nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Washington

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	Hefei	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.98	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.34	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$6.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$2369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$1820
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$4324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$3337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.9	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.4	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.44%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3689	$7337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1986	$4181
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.9	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$5.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$5.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.19	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$4.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.75	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$198
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$35.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.7	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9430	$24788

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$633
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$615
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$647
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$603
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$669
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$646
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$680
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$519
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$594
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$765
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$544
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$665
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$626
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$601
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$601
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$623
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$592
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$618
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$644
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$652
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$604
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$608
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$632
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$652
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$581
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$556
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$611
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$581
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$684
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$617
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$661
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$623
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$675
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$628
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$514
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$677

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3030
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2877
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2763
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2777
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2379
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2499
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2818
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2544
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2344
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2721
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2522
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2800
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2588
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3292
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2664
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2830
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2453
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2736
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2951
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2443
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2304
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2234
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2333
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1944
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2985
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2257
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2024
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2399
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2003