Hefei vs Zaragoza - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hefei	Zaragoza
🚶 Cost of living one person	$654	$1471
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$3340
🏠 One person rent	$218	$759
🏘️ Family rent	$371	$1147
🍽️ Food expenses	$248	$497
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$930	$1983
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	84	24
😀 Quality of life	71	81
🏙️ Population	9.37M	693K

The cost of living in Hefei is 56% less expensive than in Zaragoza. Cities ranked 7557th and 4152nd ($654 vs $1471) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 105th and 64th in China and Spain, respectively. Check China vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.3 months in Zaragoza. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Zaragoza ranked 21st in Spain, while ranked 3551st and 683rd 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	$2.98	$17.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$46.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.34	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$4.1
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$734
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$629
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$1111
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$966
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$80.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.9	$124
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.4	$28.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.44%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3689	$4053
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1986	$2102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$1.78
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.9	$37.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$12.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.78
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.38
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$2.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$17.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$8.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$21.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$2.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$2.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.19	$5.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.3
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$6.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.09
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$1.57
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$45.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.75	$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$42.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$75.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.7	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$535
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9430	$8348

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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 Zaragoza

Distance	City	Cost of living
67 km or 42 mi	Huesca	$1201
76 km or 47 mi	Tudela	$1462
126 km or 78 mi	Lleida	$1264
144 km or 90 mi	Pamplona	$1655
158 km or 98 mi	Logrono	$1146
174 km or 108 mi	Vinaros	$1493
187 km or 116 mi	Tarragona	$1531
188 km or 117 mi	Pau	$1347
193 km or 120 mi	Tarbes	$1569
199 km or 123 mi	Vitoria-Gasteiz	$1734
200 km or 124 mi	Castellon de la Plana	$1215
201 km or 125 mi	Villarreal	$1267
202 km or 125 mi	Irun	$1631
203 km or 126 mi	Errenteria	$1674
205 km or 127 mi	Cuenca	$1251
206 km or 128 mi	San Sebastian	$1797
207 km or 128 mi	Borriana	$1296
211 km or 131 mi	Zarautz	$1616
211 km or 131 mi	Biarritz	$1767
215 km or 133 mi	Eibar	$1584
218 km or 136 mi	Andorra la Vella	$1878
222 km or 138 mi	Guadalajara	$1226
223 km or 138 mi	Vilanova i la Geltru	$1478
223 km or 139 mi	Ordino	$1877
225 km or 140 mi	Manresa	$1210
225 km or 140 mi	Sagunto	$1415
241 km or 149 mi	Terrassa	$1473
241 km or 150 mi	Requena	$1461
243 km or 151 mi	Rubi	$1580
244 km or 152 mi	Burgos	$1343
245 km or 152 mi	Alcala de Henares	$1697
246 km or 153 mi	Sant Boi de Llobregat	$1603
247 km or 153 mi	Valencia	$1797
247 km or 153 mi	Bilbao	$1746
248 km or 154 mi	Cornella de Llobregat	$1656
249 km or 155 mi	Sabadell	$1685
250 km or 156 mi	L'Hospitalet de Llobregat	$1812
254 km or 158 mi	Ripollet	$1708
255 km or 159 mi	Portugalete	$1647
256 km or 159 mi	Torrejon de Ardoz	$1671