Hefei vs Moscow - Cost of Living Comparison

Hefei Moscow
🚶 Cost of living one person
$636
$942
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1618
$2318
🏠 One person rent
$236
$511
🏘️ Family rent
$384
$925
🍽️ Food expenses
$235
$244
🚐 Transport expenses
$76.3
$92.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$948
$1034
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
27 km
🎓 Higher education
92
95
😀 Quality of life
54
75
🏙️ Population
9.37M
12.5M

The cost of living in Hefei is 32% less expensive than in Moscow. Cities ranked 7206th and 5879th ($636 vs $942) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 214th and 1st in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hefei compared to 1.1 months in Moscow. Hefei ranked 48th best city to live in China vs Moscow ranked 1st in Russia, while ranked 5995th and 1190th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Moscow

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Hefei Moscow
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.33
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$17.8
$30
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.66
$4.52
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$3.15
☕ Cappuccino
$3.56
$2.56
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.44
$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$238
$647
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$391
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$419
$1193
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$280
$731
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.3
$62.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$61.4
$95.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$5.96
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.9%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4136
$6028
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1944
$2964
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$20.9
$28.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$5.87
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.09
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.94
$0.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$0.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.64
$1.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.77
$9.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.21
$4.05
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.68
$8.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.34
$1.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.96
$1.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.1
$2.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.63
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.38
$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.53
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.13
$1.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17.1
$7.87
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.88
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.45
$2.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.59
$5.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.67
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.4
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.84
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$60
$36
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.51
$5.25
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.8
$24.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.44
$10.6
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.5
$80.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$74.6
$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$246
$453
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7737
$9208

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$658
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$677
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$685
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$671
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$728
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$714
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$785
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$681
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$661
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$719
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$762
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$657
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$673
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$755
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$664
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$721
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$635
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$654
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$676
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$590
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$659
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$712
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$712
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$654
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$641
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$655
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$718
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$655
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$628
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$635
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$661
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$743
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$700
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$663
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$752
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$634
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$690
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$687
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$624
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$707

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Distance City Cost of living
18 km or 11 mi Khimki
$854
19 km or 12 mi Krasnogorsk
$722
19 km or 12 mi Lyubertsy
$580
19 km or 12 mi Mytishchi
$633
21 km or 13 mi Balashikha
$652
22 km or 14 mi Korolyov
$608
37 km or 23 mi Podolsk
$716
52 km or 32 mi Elektrostal
$620
96 km or 60 mi Obninsk
$533
161 km or 100 mi Kaluga
$518
161 km or 100 mi Tver
$615
173 km or 107 mi Tula
$520
179 km or 111 mi Vladimir
$457
184 km or 114 mi Ryazan
$497
248 km or 154 mi Yaroslavl
$483
250 km or 155 mi Ivanovo
$425
266 km or 165 mi Rybinsk
$588
301 km or 187 mi Kostroma
$462
326 km or 202 mi Oryol
$393
349 km or 217 mi Bryansk
$421
366 km or 228 mi Dzerzhinsk
$492
369 km or 229 mi Smolensk
$431
372 km or 231 mi Lipetsk
$473
376 km or 234 mi Cherepovets
$494
402 km or 250 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$623
408 km or 254 mi Vologda
$432
419 km or 260 mi Tambov
$451
457 km or 284 mi Kursk
$409
466 km or 290 mi Voronezh
$437
474 km or 294 mi Vitebsk
$394
491 km or 305 mi Veliky Novgorod
$588
495 km or 308 mi Starooskolsky
$447
496 km or 308 mi Stary Oskol
$428
509 km or 316 mi Mogilev
$668
513 km or 319 mi Saransk
$441
555 km or 345 mi Penza
$415
568 km or 353 mi Gomel
$477
571 km or 355 mi Sumy
$423
577 km or 359 mi Belgorod
$420
601 km or 373 mi Cheboksary
$397