Edmonton vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Edmonton	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1823	$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4109	$1702
🏠 One person rent	$1004	$216
🏘️ Family rent	$1648	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$548	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2739	$927
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	25 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	63	93
😀 Quality of life	91	69
🏙️ Population	1.01M	9.37M

The cost of living in Edmonton is 183% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 2644th and 7469th ($1823 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 74th and 101st in Canada and China, respectively. Check Canada vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Edmonton compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Edmonton ranked 16th best city to live in Canada vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 171st and 4318th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Edmonton vs Hefei

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	Edmonton	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.3	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.7	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.56	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.83	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.09	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1030	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$784	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1651	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1356	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$56.6	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.56%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2399	$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2239	$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.66	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.6	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.2	$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.97	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.23	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.8	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.28	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.34	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.68	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.17	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.99	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.83	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.6	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.48	$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.35	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.25	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$58.5	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.3	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86.3	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$669	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8796	$9056

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Cities near Edmonton

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 16 mi	Spruce Grove	$1648
31 km or 19 mi	Leduc	$1730
142 km or 88 mi	Red Deer	$1782
279 km or 173 mi	Calgary	$2079
297 km or 185 mi	Banff	$1773
380 km or 236 mi	Fort McMurray	$1887
388 km or 241 mi	Grande Prairie	$1854
429 km or 267 mi	Lethbridge	$1632
435 km or 270 mi	Medicine Hat	$1544
483 km or 300 mi	Saskatoon	$1817
515 km or 320 mi	Prince Albert	$1478
565 km or 351 mi	Kamloops	$1748
576 km or 358 mi	Kelowna	$1949
610 km or 379 mi	Prince George	$1618
616 km or 383 mi	Penticton	$1759
622 km or 387 mi	Sandpoint	$2617
646 km or 402 mi	Moose Jaw	$1486
688 km or 428 mi	Great Falls	$1973
689 km or 428 mi	Coeur d'Alene	$2366
691 km or 430 mi	Post Falls	$2343
698 km or 434 mi	Regina	$1675
703 km or 437 mi	Spokane Valley	$2231
711 km or 442 mi	Spokane	$2228
743 km or 461 mi	Missoula	$2111
752 km or 467 mi	Whistler	$2414
762 km or 473 mi	Chilliwack	$1842
779 km or 484 mi	Helena	$2490
789 km or 491 mi	Abbotsford	$1987
792 km or 492 mi	Maple Ridge	$2361
796 km or 495 mi	Moscow	$1765
798 km or 496 mi	Coquitlam	$2488
800 km or 497 mi	Pullman	$1913
804 km or 499 mi	Langley	$1952
809 km or 502 mi	Surrey	$2297
809 km or 503 mi	Burnaby	$2412
811 km or 504 mi	North Vancouver	$2379
818 km or 508 mi	Vancouver	$2457
820 km or 510 mi	Bellingham	$2443
821 km or 510 mi	Delta	$2325
822 km or 511 mi	Moses Lake	$2001

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$620
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$601
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$631
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$592
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$629
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$672
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$509
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$583
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$617
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$753
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$567
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$532
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$659
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$595
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$590
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$610
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$582
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$602
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$639
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$597
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$642
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$563
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$597
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$570
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$674
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$602
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$620
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$622
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$499
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$663