Hefei vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$1101
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$2539
🏠 One person rent	$205	$496
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$671
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$409
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$90.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$1637
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	27
😀 Quality of life	66	59
🏙️ Population	9.37M	687K

The cost of living in Hefei is 43% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 7405th and 4828th ($625 vs $1101) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 120th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 1.5 months in Zaragoza. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Zaragoza ranked 99th in Spain, while ranked 3963rd and 5447th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Zaragoza

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	Hefei	Zaragoza
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$3.81
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$2.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$546
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$383
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$519
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$56.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$86.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$24.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$4315
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$2280
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$26.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$14.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$7.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$18.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.42
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$1.9
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$5.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$3.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$1.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$41.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$6.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$36.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$12.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$81.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$92.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$474
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$7261

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1071
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1241
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1235
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1422
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$983
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1275
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1217
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1296
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1369
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1532
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1100
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1131
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1453
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1461
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1084
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1477
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1150
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1438
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1562
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1365
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1601
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1056
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1269
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1592
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1089
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1220
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1361
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1261
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1393
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1107
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1293
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1389
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1522
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1455
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1434
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1431
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1567
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1454
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1385
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1387