Almaty vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Almaty Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$941
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2404
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$499
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$985
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$286
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$58.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$687
$952
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
50
93
😀 Quality of life
65
65
🏙️ Population
1.92M
9.37M

The cost of living in Almaty is 29% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6015th and 6780th ($941 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 68th 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Almaty ranked 1st best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 4176th and 4171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Almaty Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.28
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$35.3
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.31
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.47
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$594
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$408
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$823
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.6
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.9
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$13.2
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.72%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1875
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1258
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.25
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$15.1
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.51
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.51
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.57
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.83
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.46
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.08
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.76
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.31
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.47
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.27
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.91
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.83
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.08
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.5
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.81
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$48.3
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.27
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$19
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$85.8
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$114
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$279
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11033
$8558

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$838
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$791
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$681
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$710
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$661
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$645
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$630
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$735
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$653
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$639
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$628
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$654
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$461
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$599
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$567
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$419
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$617
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$527
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$473
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$469
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$596
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$663
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$429
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$595
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$624
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$626
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$816
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$660
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$519
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$666
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$622
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$671
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$658
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$532
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$649
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$687

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