Hefei vs Zapopan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Zapopan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$1021
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$2412
🏠 One person rent	$205	$449
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$742
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$358
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$131
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$925
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	23 km
🎓 Higher education	93	49
😀 Quality of life	66	59
🏙️ Population	9.37M	1.48M

The cost of living in Hefei is 39% less expensive than in Zapopan. Cities ranked 7405th and 5351st ($625 vs $1021) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 14th in China and Mexico, respectively. Check China vs Mexico comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 0.9 months in Zapopan. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Zapopan ranked 3rd in Mexico, while ranked 3963rd and 5375th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Zapopan

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	Hefei	Zapopan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$9.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$8.54
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$1.18
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$542
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$330
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$978
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$553
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$50.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$78.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$25.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	11.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$5058
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$452
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$0.47
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$24.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$21
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.29
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.38
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$1.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$8.33
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$7.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$9.85
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$5.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$4.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$8.88
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$162
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$5821

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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 Zapopan

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Guadalajara	$1017
11 km or 6.9 mi	Tlaquepaque	$660
99 km or 61 mi	La Barca	$778
113 km or 70 mi	Ciudad Guzman	$780
142 km or 88 mi	Zamora	$773
147 km or 91 mi	Autlan	$906
163 km or 101 mi	San Francisco del Rincon	$721
167 km or 104 mi	Lagos de Moreno	$831
168 km or 104 mi	Colima	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Aguascalientes	$796
179 km or 111 mi	Tepic	$587
183 km or 114 mi	Leon	$684
192 km or 119 mi	Puerto Vallarta	$1162
195 km or 121 mi	Zacapu	$804
200 km or 124 mi	Uruapan	$673
206 km or 128 mi	Silao	$768
208 km or 129 mi	Tecoman	$744
209 km or 130 mi	Manzanillo	$813
212 km or 131 mi	Apatzingan	$753
213 km or 132 mi	Irapuato	$667
214 km or 133 mi	Sayulita	$977
224 km or 139 mi	Guanajuato	$853
229 km or 142 mi	Salamanca	$634
243 km or 151 mi	Yuriria	$725
243 km or 151 mi	Zacatecas	$677
254 km or 158 mi	Cortazar	$693
256 km or 159 mi	Morelia	$717
269 km or 167 mi	Celaya	$638
276 km or 172 mi	San Miguel de Allende	$1139
278 km or 173 mi	Fresnillo	$760
296 km or 184 mi	San Luis Potosi	$808
313 km or 194 mi	Queretaro	$983
332 km or 206 mi	Lazaro Cardenas	$781
354 km or 220 mi	Rioverde	$846
355 km or 221 mi	San Juan del Rio	$826
370 km or 230 mi	San Jose Villa de Allende	$760
389 km or 242 mi	Durango	$662
394 km or 245 mi	Zihuatanejo	$856
419 km or 260 mi	Mazatlan	$1214
422 km or 262 mi	Toluca	$696