Almaty vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Almaty Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$775
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1767
$1710
🏠 One person rent
$434
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$722
$407
🍽️ Food expenses
$221
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$44.8
$82.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$534
$993
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
16 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
50
92
😀 Quality of life
64
54
🏙️ Population
1.92M
9.37M

The cost of living in Almaty is 15% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6284th and 6987th ($775 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 272nd 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 1.5 months in Hefei. Almaty ranked 2nd best city to live in Kazakhstan vs Hefei ranked 40th in China, while ranked 4680th and 6005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Almaty vs Hefei

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Almaty Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.39
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$24.7
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.1
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$2.42
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.78
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$521
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$967
$444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$587
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$31.2
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$48.3
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$10.4
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
14.21%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1594
$4355
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1085
$2028
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.7
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$5.12
$4.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.43
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.99
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.36
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.48
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.56
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.16
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.87
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.53
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.41
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$18.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.7
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.21
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.54
$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.96
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.2
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.98
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.9
$64.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.13
$5.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.19
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.2
$65.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$87.9
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$194
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5538
$8114

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kaskelen
$478
68 km or 42 mi Cholpon-Ata
$437
72 km or 45 mi Kapchagay
$478
139 km or 86 mi Tokmok
$382
171 km or 107 mi Kant
$436
194 km or 121 mi Bishkek
$535
215 km or 134 mi Naryn
$436
229 km or 142 mi Taldiqorgan
$522
357 km or 222 mi Toktogul
$414
360 km or 224 mi Aksu
$670
363 km or 226 mi Yining
$662
389 km or 242 mi Talas
$436
398 km or 247 mi Artux
$648
413 km or 256 mi Jalal-Abad
$415
427 km or 265 mi Balkhash
$466
429 km or 267 mi Kashgar
$663
451 km or 280 mi Taraz
$453
452 km or 281 mi Bole
$647
455 km or 283 mi Osh
$392
471 km or 293 mi Andijan
$571
472 km or 293 mi Aral
$640
499 km or 310 mi Namangan
$418
529 km or 329 mi Margilan
$428
530 km or 329 mi Fergana
$349
605 km or 376 mi Shymkent
$541
631 km or 392 mi Konibodom
$538
633 km or 393 mi Chirchiq
$501
633 km or 393 mi Tacheng
$640
637 km or 396 mi Wusu
$651
655 km or 407 mi Kuytun
$642
664 km or 413 mi Tashkent
$701
670 km or 417 mi Istiklol
$536
679 km or 422 mi Kentau
$500
683 km or 424 mi Ghafurov
$539
684 km or 425 mi Karamay
$720
685 km or 425 mi Buston
$526
688 km or 427 mi Khujand
$625
701 km or 435 mi Turkistan
$470
731 km or 454 mi Hotan
$652
742 km or 461 mi Shihezi
$816

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$668
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$718
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$736
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$666
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$700
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$684
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$832
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$720
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$663
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$707
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$811
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$662
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$694
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$729
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$666
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$823
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$664
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$666
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$748
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$573
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$711
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$655
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$672
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$674
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$672
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$673
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$662
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$701
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$668
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$652
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$680
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$685
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$769
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$738
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$778
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$689
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$686
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$681
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$670
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$681