Edmonton vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Edmonton	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1835	$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4159	$1770
🏠 One person rent	$996	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$1618	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$569	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3432	$1012
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	64	84
😀 Quality of life	91	71
🏙️ Population	1.01M	9.37M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 174% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 2656th and 7494th ($1835 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 89th and 101st in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Edmonton compared to 1.5 months in Hefei. Edmonton ranked 7th best city to live in Canada vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 133rd and 3146th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Edmonton	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18	$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.6	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.1	$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.65	$1.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.94	$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.25	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$970	$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$752	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1621	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1273	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.7	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.48%	3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2375	$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2262	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.71	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$76	$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.03	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.77	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.11	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.38	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.88	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.21	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.13	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.3	$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$47	$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.8	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$57.6	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.9	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.2	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$776	$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9664	$8681

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1626
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1733
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1874
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2095
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1927
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1872
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1867
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1780
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1579
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1781
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1442
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1771
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1974
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1633
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1749
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2595
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1451
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1953
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2338
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2307
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1739
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2197
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2180
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2135
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2427
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1869
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2505
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1953
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2266
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1703
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2493
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1787
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$2100
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2091
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2411
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2420
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2505
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2523
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2295
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2100

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