Hefei vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$3833
🏠 One person rent
$277
$1005
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$1751
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$390
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$1865
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
93
92
😀 Quality of life
65
86
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.38M

The cost of living in Hefei is 56% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6780th and 3084th ($727 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 2nd in China and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check China vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.1 months in Prague. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 4171st and 292nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Prague

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Hefei Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$9.73
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$45.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$8.88
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.51
 Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$1012
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$756
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1872
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$1359
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$267
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$22.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
5.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$7685
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$5446
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$24.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$13.1
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.74
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.12
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.9
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$8.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$6.79
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$6.93
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.79
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.84
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$3.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$64.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$54.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$89.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$723
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$12545

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$694
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$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

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1474
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1468
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1451
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1244
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1196
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1103
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1150
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
72 km or 45 mi Most
$957
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$929
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1198
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1107
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1362
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1051
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1185
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1186
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1106
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1353
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$1122
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1176
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1163
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$1668
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1142
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1393
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1159
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$1016
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1404
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1462
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1195
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1215
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1377
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1237
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1413
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1364
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1141