Bishkek vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$653
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1601
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$347
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$657
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$216
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$29.8
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$328
$933
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
43
93
😀 Quality of life
53
67
🏙️ Population
1.12M
9.37M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 8% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 7174th and 6756th ($653 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 82nd in Kyrgyzstan and China, respectively. Check Kyrgyzstan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bishkek compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 6097th and 3921st 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
$5.46
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.3
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.35
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$1.96
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.65
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$410
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$829
$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$565
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$17.7
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$27.5
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.8
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
17.09%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1073
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$768
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.17
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$7.77
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.35
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.72
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.82
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.45
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.41
$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.04
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.73
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.88
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.46
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.47
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.87
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.59
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.94
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.35
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.9
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.69
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.01
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.17
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.4
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.96
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.1
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.02
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$35.8
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$81.9
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$195
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5913
$8280

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$560
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$398
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$529
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$935
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$1051
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$532
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$504
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$488
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$878
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$515
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$479
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$475
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$434
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$558
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$479
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$488
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$658
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$593
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$671
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$651
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$416
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$641
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$674
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$785
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$682
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$564
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$680
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$682
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$692
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$633
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$582
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$738
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$672
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$623
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$473
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$641
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$638
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$647
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$629
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$562

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696