Bishkek vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$757
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1788
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$409
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$240
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$35.7
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$358
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
44
84
😀 Quality of life
56
71
🏙️ Population
1.19M
9.37M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 16% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6948th and 7557th ($757 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 105th 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Bishkek ranked 1st best city to live in Kyrgyzstan vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 6280th and 3551st 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
$6.86
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.7
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.73
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$472
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$348
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$868
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$625
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$24.7
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$37.9
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$11.9
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
20.67%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1674
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1147
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.23
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.6
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.22
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.87
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.95
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.41
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.68
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.32
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.42
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.03
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.37
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.04
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.82
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$3.95
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.05
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.78
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.26
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.6
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.55
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.88
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$41.8
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$97.1
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$215
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6484
$9430

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$503
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$616
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$621
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$866
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$974
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$533
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$580
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$636
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$842
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$585
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$477
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$549
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$447
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$561
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$653
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$679
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$565
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$575
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$562
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$736
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$661
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$619
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$827
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$609
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$505
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$590
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$635
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$585
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$564
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$521
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$575
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$653
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$556
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$553
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$557
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$735
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$692
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$702
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$484

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677