Hefei vs Ningbo - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Ningbo
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$733
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$2067
🏠 One person rent
$277
$311
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$607
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$281
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$74
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$758
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
6 km
🎓 Higher education
93
61
😀 Quality of life
65
53
🏙️ Population
9.37M
9.4M

The cost of living in Hefei is 0.7% less expensive than in Ningbo. Cities ranked 6780th and 6747th ($727 vs $733) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 63rd in China.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1 months in Ningbo. Ranked 32nd vs 45th best cities to live in China, and 4171st vs 6048th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Ningbo

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Hefei Ningbo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$3.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$20.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$4.56
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.44
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$359
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$233
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$783
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$472
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$37.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$58.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
4.73%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$5300
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$3372
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$16.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$4.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$2.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$19.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$4.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.84
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$9.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$4.37
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.13
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$24.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$8.22
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$4.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$46.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$12898

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
55 km or 34 mi Zhoushan
$612
94 km or 58 mi Shaoxing
$742
120 km or 75 mi Linhai
$702
124 km or 77 mi Jiaxing
$585
139 km or 87 mi Hangzhou
$843
144 km or 89 mi Shanghai
$1136
150 km or 93 mi Pudong
$1028
156 km or 97 mi Yiwu
$708
167 km or 104 mi Wenling
$712
177 km or 110 mi Kunshan
$749
178 km or 111 mi Huzhou
$706
180 km or 112 mi Taicang
$706
182 km or 113 mi Suzhou
$1020
203 km or 126 mi Jinhua
$731
212 km or 132 mi Changshu
$718
216 km or 134 mi Qidong
$738
224 km or 139 mi Wuxi
$686
224 km or 139 mi Lishui
$719
226 km or 140 mi Wenzhou
$776
227 km or 141 mi Haimen
$661
234 km or 146 mi Yixing
$702
234 km or 146 mi Guangde
$698
242 km or 150 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
243 km or 151 mi Nantong
$620
249 km or 155 mi Rui'an
$719
257 km or 160 mi Jiangyin
$685
260 km or 162 mi Ningguo
$703
262 km or 163 mi Liyang
$690
263 km or 163 mi Changzhou
$729
267 km or 166 mi Jingjiang
$674
278 km or 173 mi Quzhou
$633
294 km or 182 mi Xuancheng
$771
294 km or 183 mi Taixing
$665
294 km or 183 mi Rugao
$674
302 km or 187 mi Danyang
$630
310 km or 193 mi Yangzhong
$629
313 km or 194 mi Huangshan
$694
313 km or 195 mi Hai'an
$676
325 km or 202 mi Jurong
$651
327 km or 203 mi Zhenjiang
$538