Hefei vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hefei	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$727	$4051
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1858	$8925
🏠 One person rent	$277	$2620
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$4454
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$807
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$399
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$952	$5777
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	65	97
🏙️ Population	9.37M	8.8M

The cost of living in Hefei is 82% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6780th and 5th ($727 vs $4051) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 3rd in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.4 months in New York City. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 4171st and 13th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs New York City

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	Hefei	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$24.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$111
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$9.78
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$2702
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$2361
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$5005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$3996
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$122
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$69.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.81%	6.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3971	$19111
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2140	$3215
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.68	$27.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$4.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$6.1
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$5.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$5.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$5.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$5.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$3.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.88
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$20.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$3.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$17.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$10
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$7.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$144
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.67	$19.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43	$156
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.57	$25.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$65.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$1717
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8558	$20585

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$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

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108