Hefei vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$670
$523
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1770
$1512
🏠 One person rent
$214
$196
🏘️ Family rent
$368
$335
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$196
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$65.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1012
$902
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
84
68
😀 Quality of life
71
70
🏙️ Population
9.37M
12.6M

The cost of living in Hefei is 28% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 7494th and 8548th ($670 vs $523) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 485th in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hefei compared to 1.7 months in Zhengzhou. Ranked 22nd vs 30th best cities to live in China, and 3146th vs 3567th 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
$2.65
$2.22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$16.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.4
$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$0.9
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$2.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$174
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$137
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$310
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$249
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$42
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$64.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$9.48
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.17%
3.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3568
$2996
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$1531
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$0.15
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$12.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$3.88
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$0.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$3.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.24
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.86
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.92
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.58
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.49
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$3.49
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$2.16
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$33.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$5.21
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$15
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$4.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$52
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$68.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$271
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8681
$21955

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693

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Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$520
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$520
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$514
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$504
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$522
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$457
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$484
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$492
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$522
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$516
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$513
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$502
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$524
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$491
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$487
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$513
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$529
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$525
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$555
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$538
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$540
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$533
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$533
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$519
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$540
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$538
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$610
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$507
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$521
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$589
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$637
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$811
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$583
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$612
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$599
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$556
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$575
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$549
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$537
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$567