Hefei vs Niigata - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Niigata
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$3039
🏠 One person rent
$277
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$989
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$394
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$155
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$1634
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
52
😀 Quality of life
65
67
🏙️ Population
9.37M
791K

The cost of living in Hefei is 34% less expensive than in Niigata. Cities ranked 6780th and 4902nd ($727 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 146th in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.5 months in Niigata. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Niigata ranked 578th in Japan, while ranked 4171st and 3769th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Niigata

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Hefei Niigata
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$43.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$4.81
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.91
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.21
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$327
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$692
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$34.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
1.25%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$2976
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$2688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$56
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.15
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$7.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$5.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$22.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$4.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$3.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$1.08
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.41
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$54.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$40.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$26.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$46.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$46.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$87.2
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$15392

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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 Niigata

Distance City Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi Agano
$1035
26 km or 16 mi Shibata
$1041
28 km or 17 mi Kamo
$1047
28 km or 18 mi Tsubame
$1048
32 km or 20 mi Sanjo
$1049
33 km or 21 mi Gosen
$1051
37 km or 23 mi Tainai
$1042
44 km or 27 mi Mitsuke
$1068
52 km or 32 mi Murakami
$1046
57 km or 35 mi Nagaoka
$1112
60 km or 37 mi Sado
$1053
70 km or 43 mi Ojiya
$1091
74 km or 46 mi Kashiwazaki
$1082
76 km or 47 mi Uonuma
$1106
79 km or 49 mi Kitakata
$1048
91 km or 56 mi Nagai
$1015
91 km or 56 mi Tokamachi
$1107
91 km or 57 mi Aizuwakamatsu
$1053
95 km or 59 mi Yonezawa
$1011
95 km or 59 mi Minamiuonuma
$1127
99 km or 61 mi Nan'yo
$1007
102 km or 63 mi Takahata
$1000
111 km or 69 mi Joetsu
$1087
111 km or 69 mi Kaminoyama
$988
113 km or 70 mi Tsuruoka
$1054
119 km or 74 mi Yamagata
$1002
120 km or 75 mi Sagae
$1004
120 km or 75 mi Myoko
$1062
124 km or 77 mi Koriyama
$1081
127 km or 79 mi Fukushima
$1012
127 km or 79 mi Tendo
$998
128 km or 79 mi Motomiya
$1017
128 km or 80 mi Nihonmatsu
$1000
128 km or 80 mi Shonai
$1061
131 km or 81 mi Sakata
$1063
132 km or 82 mi Higashine
$1008
134 km or 83 mi Murayama
$1016
134 km or 84 mi Date
$989
136 km or 84 mi Shirakawa
$1066
137 km or 85 mi Sukagawa
$1046