Almaty vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$884
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2122
$1702
🏠 One person rent
$477
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$829
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$263
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$61.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$656
$927
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
52
93
😀 Quality of life
70
69
🏙️ Population
2.23M
9.37M

The cost of living in Almaty is 37% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6307th and 7469th ($884 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st in Kazakhstan and China, respectively. Check Kazakhstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Almaty compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 4103rd and 4318th among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.77
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.1
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.23
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.96
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.3
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$588
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$384
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1004
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$696
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.8
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.3
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.6
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
19.26%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1678
$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1048
$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.22
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$16.3
$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.35
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.49
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.56
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.7
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.6
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.4
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.57
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.3
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.61
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.44
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.36
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.77
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.52
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.36
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.3
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.87
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$17
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.6
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$90.1
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$265
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9881
$9056

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$787
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$629
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$762
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$613
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$501
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$743
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$573
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$678
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$615
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$625
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$559
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$532
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$618
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$651
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$445
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$544
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$549
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$451
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$614
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$562
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$648
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$680
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$525
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$626
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$754
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$525
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$577
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$583
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$844
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$620
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$468
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$600
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$472
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$650
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$603
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$480
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$680

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663