Hefei vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$625
$512
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1708
$1559
🏠 One person rent
$205
$187
🏘️ Family rent
$435
$431
🍽️ Food expenses
$231
$185
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$64.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$991
$680
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
78
😀 Quality of life
66
66
🏙️ Population
9.37M
12.6M

The cost of living in Hefei is 22% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7405th and 8544th ($625 vs $512) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 499th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 31st vs 33rd best cities to live in China, and 3963rd vs 3982nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Zhengzhou

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Hefei Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.46
$2.08
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$13.7
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.78
$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$2.37
$2.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$205
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$156
$124
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$481
$451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$358
$330
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.4
$42.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.1
$66.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.3
$10.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.17%
4.89%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3736
$3147
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2103
$1568
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.34
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$40.9
$13.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.59
$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.77
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.86
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.54
$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.6
$2.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.8
$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$1.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.94
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.07
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.76
$2.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.57
$3.24
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$0.92
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.02
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$83.3
$91
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.84
$5.17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$13.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.43
$4.32
👖 Brand Jeans
$57.3
$45
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.1
$75.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$237
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8278
$19343

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$519
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$528
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$538
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$547
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$545
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$575
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$479
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$529
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$552
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$504
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$551
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$509
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$571
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$586
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$505
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$538
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$520
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$787
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$547
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$505
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$591
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$625
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$591
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$573
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$588
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$580
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$578
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$571
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$800
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$726
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1385
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$577
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$736
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$637
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$610
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$632
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$587
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$564
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$591