Bishkek vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$789
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1868
$1770
🏠 One person rent
$431
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$766
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$246
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$38
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$197
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
44
84
😀 Quality of life
53
71
🏙️ Population
1.19M
9.37M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 18% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6825th and 7494th ($789 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 101st in Kyrgyzstan and China, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Bishkek compared to 1.5 months in Hefei. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 6437th and 3146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bishkek vs Hefei

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Bishkek Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.87
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$28.9
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.78
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.38
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.32
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.74
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$509
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$361
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$909
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$660
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.5
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.6
$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.19%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1669
$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1152
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.73
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.98
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.4
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.73
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.47
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.55
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.76
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.86
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.05
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.59
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.17
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.28
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.91
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.97
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.04
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.8
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.25
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.4
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.82
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.6
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$93.7
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$221
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7494
$8681

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$500
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$636
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$646
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$899
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1014
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$555
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$601
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$656
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$876
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$609
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$488
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$570
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$471
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$572
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$669
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$688
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$514
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$764
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$518
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$587
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$759
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$687
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$610
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$842
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$599
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$535
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$583
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$622
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$576
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$521
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$549
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$579
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$645
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$513
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$568
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$572
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$773
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$704
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$737
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$497

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693