Hefei vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$654
$884
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1731
$2142
🏠 One person rent
$218
$421
🏘️ Family rent
$371
$738
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$302
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$67.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$930
$848
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
84
48
😀 Quality of life
71
61
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.64M

The cost of living in Hefei is 26% less expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 7557th and 6431st ($654 vs $884) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 105th and 30th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1 months in Novosibirsk. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Novosibirsk ranked 11th in Russia, while ranked 3551st and 5802nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Novosibirsk

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Hefei Novosibirsk
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$7.89
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$39.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$5.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.95
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.32
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$485
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$310
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$384
$886
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.4
$67.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.9
$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$8.44
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.44%
20.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3689
$2533
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1986
$1532
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.9
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.47
$4.78
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.59
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.9
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.02
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$3.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.19
$7.88
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$0.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.46
$3.21
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$6.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$3.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.4
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.75
$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$25
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$4.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$66.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.7
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$362
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9430
$4901

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$828
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$772
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$720
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$737
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$719
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$808
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$576
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$571
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$553
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$595
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$791
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$834
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$570
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$880
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$530
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$558
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$564
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$550
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$813
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$747
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$537
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$487
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$661
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$969
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$701
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$557
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$738
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$543
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$592
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$600
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$694
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$575
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$531
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$547
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$690
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$532
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$842
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891