Hefei vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hefei	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$727	$2477
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1858	$5984
🏠 One person rent	$277	$1542
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$2792
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$952	$4931
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	93	82
😀 Quality of life	65	89
🏙️ Population	9.37M	468K

The cost of living in Hefei is 71% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 6780th and 806th ($727 vs $2477) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 719th 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 2 months in Raleigh. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Raleigh ranked 49th in the United States, while ranked 4171st and 202nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Raleigh

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	Hefei	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$77.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$6.03
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$5.49
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.95
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1570
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1231
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$2956
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$2331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$166
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$258
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$77.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.81%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3971	$7431
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2140	$3484
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.25
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$61.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.68	$15.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$0.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$4.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$4.41
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$3.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$11.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$5.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$5.94
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.98
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$2.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$7.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$10.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$4.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$42.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.67	$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.57	$23.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8558	$22229

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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 Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2278
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2383
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1859
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2228
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2217
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2137
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2158
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2146
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2212
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2141
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2105
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2057
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2043
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1697
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2122
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2054
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2110
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1791
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2012
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2099
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2060
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2026
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$2110
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2094
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2162
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2076
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2105
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$1882
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1972
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1917
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2081
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2119
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1705
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2146
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$2022
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2135
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2299
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2194
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2288
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1753