Hefei vs Novosibirsk - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Novosibirsk
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$649
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$1654
🏠 One person rent
$277
$294
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$574
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$238
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$45.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$554
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
49
😀 Quality of life
65
58
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.63M

The cost of living in Hefei is 12% more expensive than in Novosibirsk. Cities ranked 6780th and 7298th ($727 vs $649) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 26th in China and Russia, respectively. Check China vs Russia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 0.9 months in Novosibirsk. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Novosibirsk ranked 8th in Russia, while ranked 4171st and 5501st 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
$2.86
$6.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$4.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.62
 Cappuccino
$2.45
$1.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$319
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$215
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$698
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$438
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$50.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$77.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$6.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
11.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$1841
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$1077
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.38
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$2.86
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.58
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.13
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$8.34
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$4.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$7.03
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.49
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.45
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.6
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$6.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$2.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$6.21
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$31.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$4.34
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$21.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$3.66
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$3795

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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

Cities near Novosibirsk

Distance City Cost of living
195 km or 121 mi Barnaul
$619
203 km or 126 mi Kemerovo
$495
206 km or 128 mi Tomsk
$519
277 km or 172 mi Prokopyevsk
$541
307 km or 191 mi Novokuznetsk
$562
316 km or 197 mi Biysk
$357
495 km or 308 mi Pavlodar
$556
518 km or 322 mi Aksu
$556
545 km or 339 mi Semey
$605
566 km or 351 mi Oskemen
$550
569 km or 354 mi Abakan
$555
608 km or 378 mi Omsk
$406
623 km or 387 mi Ekibastuz
$520
635 km or 395 mi Krasnoyarsk
$669
754 km or 469 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628
869 km or 540 mi Temirtau
$615
876 km or 545 mi Altay
$586
879 km or 546 mi Petropavl
$575
880 km or 547 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
882 km or 548 mi Karaganda
$534
886 km or 550 mi Surgut
$612
900 km or 559 mi Kokshetau
$630
910 km or 565 mi Tacheng
$595
1059 km or 658 mi Karamay
$622
1064 km or 661 mi Balkhash
$628
1100 km or 684 mi Tyumen
$698
1112 km or 691 mi Kurgan
$490
1129 km or 701 mi Bole
$599
1160 km or 721 mi Taldiqorgan
$570
1178 km or 732 mi Bratsk
$447
1186 km or 737 mi Wusu
$624
1189 km or 739 mi Kuytun
$626
1214 km or 754 mi Shihezi
$687
1241 km or 771 mi Yining
$735
1263 km or 785 mi Fukang
$530
1264 km or 785 mi Changji
$544
1269 km or 789 mi Kostanay
$782
1291 km or 802 mi Urumqi
$535
1308 km or 813 mi Kapchagay
$791
1318 km or 819 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585