Hefei vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hefei	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$727	$3139
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1858	$7694
🏠 One person rent	$277	$2066
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$4004
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$724
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$157
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$952	$5811
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	65	94
🏙️ Population	9.37M	690K

The cost of living in Hefei is 77% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 6780th and 93rd ($727 vs $3139) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 74th 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 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Washington ranked 6th in the United States, while ranked 4171st and 41st 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	$2.86	$22.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$89.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$8.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$5.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$2248
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1786
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$4843
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$3476
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$189
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$65
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.81%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3971	$9758
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2140	$6572
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$80.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.68	$22.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.13
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$3.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$4.18
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$15.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$15.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$5.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$5.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$5.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.05
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$3.48
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$3.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$16.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$4.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$4.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$99.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.67	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43	$106
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.57	$32.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$73.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$2258
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8558	$23453

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Cities near Hefei

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

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$2890
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2553
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2982
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2701
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2179
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2537
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2279
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2436
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2505
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2777
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2299
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2675
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2575
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2626
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2447
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2583
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2504
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3236
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2775
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2664
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2599
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2807
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2917
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2363
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2238
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2405
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2223
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2498
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2281
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2202
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1823
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2887
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2693
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2619
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2140
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$1955
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2294
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1975
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1948