George Town vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	George Town	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3644	$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8755	$1858
🏠 One person rent	$2551	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$5134	$494
🍽️ Food expenses	$836	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$57.8	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5788	$952
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	2 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	20	93
😀 Quality of life	78	65
🏙️ Population	41K	9.37M

The cost of living in George Town is 401% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 17th and 6780th ($3644 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 68th in the Cayman Islands and China, respectively. Check the Cayman Islands vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in George Town compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. George Town ranked 1st best city to live in the Cayman Islands vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 703rd and 4171st among best cities to live in the world.

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	George Town	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.8	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$81.7	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.7	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.16	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$6.66	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.59	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2606	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2239	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5633	$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4623	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$196	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$113	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	7.76%	4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8428	$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$30.2	$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.78	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$3.24	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.91	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$9.58	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.76	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.83	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.74	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$23.9	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.99	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.2	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.99	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.36	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.97	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.41	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$87.2	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.1	$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$23.5	$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$94.7	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$129	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1615	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26502	$8558

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Cities near George Town

Distance	City	Cost of living
333 km or 207 mi	Cienfuegos	$878
356 km or 221 mi	Sancti Spiritus	$1210
361 km or 225 mi	Savanna-la-Mar	$1123
375 km or 233 mi	Montego Bay	$1018
377 km or 234 mi	Santa Clara	$1053
381 km or 237 mi	Placetas	$1103
385 km or 239 mi	Colon	$1108
394 km or 245 mi	Ciego de Avila	$1260
402 km or 250 mi	Guines	$1113
412 km or 256 mi	Florida	$1405
414 km or 257 mi	Sagua La Grande	$1110
418 km or 260 mi	Artemisa	$1076
418 km or 260 mi	Cardenas	$1182
419 km or 260 mi	Matanzas	$1203
422 km or 262 mi	Pinar del Rio	$1096
425 km or 264 mi	Moron	$1260
429 km or 266 mi	Camaguey	$1525
430 km or 267 mi	Mandeville	$978
440 km or 273 mi	Havana	$1024
459 km or 285 mi	May Pen	$821
461 km or 287 mi	Manzanillo	$2760
473 km or 294 mi	Old Harbour	$849
476 km or 296 mi	Linstead	$1046
476 km or 296 mi	Yara	$2117
487 km or 303 mi	Spanish Town	$783
498 km or 310 mi	Las Tunas	$1556
503 km or 312 mi	Half Way Tree	$1165
504 km or 313 mi	Kingston	$1325
510 km or 317 mi	Bayamo	$1166
533 km or 331 mi	Port Antonio	$1143
563 km or 350 mi	Holguin	$1280
573 km or 356 mi	Palma Soriano	$1273
587 km or 365 mi	Santiago de Cuba	$1416
588 km or 365 mi	Key West	$3014
593 km or 369 mi	Cozumel	$797
599 km or 372 mi	Isla Mujeres	$1001
608 km or 378 mi	Cancun	$1143
615 km or 382 mi	Playa del Carmen	$1031
646 km or 401 mi	Tulum	$1041
653 km or 405 mi	Guantanamo	$1558

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