Hefei vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$1600
🏠 One person rent
$277
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$432
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$714
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
78
😀 Quality of life
65
66
🏙️ Population
9.37M
12.6M

The cost of living in Hefei is 39% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 6780th and 8506th ($727 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 518th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 32nd vs 30th best cities to live in China, and 4171st vs 3930th 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
$2.86
$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.85
 Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$3.92
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$19861

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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$531
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$541
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$559
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$568
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$535
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$623
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$588
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$502
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$542
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$571
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$525
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$565
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$521
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$586
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$610
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$517
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$555
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$533
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$819
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$567
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$511
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$611
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$648
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$612
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$591
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$608
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$599
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$602
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$587
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$826
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$747
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$1433
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$598
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$775
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$659
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$634
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$655
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$609
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$554
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$619