Bishkek vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bishkek Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$710
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1741
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$376
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$705
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$232
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$32.1
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$352
$952
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
23 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
43
93
😀 Quality of life
51
65
🏙️ Population
1.15M
9.37M

The cost of living in Bishkek is 2% less expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6863rd and 6780th ($710 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 68th 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 32nd in China, while ranked 6133rd and 4171st 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
$5.93
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$18.5
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.85
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.2
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$2.11
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$433
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$323
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$897
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$605
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$18.6
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$28.7
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.35%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1190
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$896
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$6.51
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.86
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.79
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.87
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.49
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.85
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.47
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.32
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.05
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.5
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.32
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.94
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.9
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.58
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.14
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.78
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.06
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.24
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.7
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$4.12
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$12.9
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$3.21
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$40.2
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$235
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6319
$8558

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Distance City Cost of living
23 km or 14 mi Kant
$681
59 km or 37 mi Tokmok
$673
171 km or 106 mi Toktogul
$645
171 km or 106 mi Kaskelen
$838
194 km or 121 mi Almaty
$941
195 km or 121 mi Talas
$653
198 km or 123 mi Naryn
$661
207 km or 129 mi Cholpon-Ata
$666
233 km or 145 mi Kapchagay
$791
251 km or 156 mi Jalal-Abad
$614
261 km or 162 mi Taraz
$461
299 km or 186 mi Osh
$567
303 km or 188 mi Andijan
$419
317 km or 197 mi Namangan
$527
357 km or 222 mi Margilan
$473
360 km or 224 mi Fergana
$469
376 km or 233 mi Artux
$639
387 km or 240 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
398 km or 247 mi Kashgar
$654
411 km or 256 mi Shymkent
$596
439 km or 273 mi Chirchiq
$429
444 km or 276 mi Balkhash
$628
449 km or 279 mi Konibodom
$663
471 km or 292 mi Tashkent
$816
482 km or 300 mi Istiklol
$660
497 km or 309 mi Kentau
$519
498 km or 310 mi Ghafurov
$666
499 km or 310 mi Buston
$671
502 km or 312 mi Khujand
$658
506 km or 314 mi Aksu
$630
516 km or 320 mi Turkistan
$532
558 km or 346 mi Yining
$735
568 km or 353 mi Istaravshan
$667
614 km or 382 mi Aral
$617
637 km or 396 mi Jizzakh
$468
642 km or 399 mi Bole
$599
682 km or 424 mi Dushanbe
$672
691 km or 430 mi Panjakent
$664
721 km or 448 mi Tursunzoda
$655
729 km or 453 mi Samarkand
$530

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