Hefei vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$1531
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$3619
🏠 One person rent
$269
$923
🏘️ Family rent
$483
$1662
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$933
$1671
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
10 km
🎓 Higher education
93
92
😀 Quality of life
67
85
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.36M

The cost of living in Hefei is 54% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6756th and 3308th ($707 vs $1531) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 1st 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 28th best city to live in China vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 3921st and 273rd 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
$2.79
$8.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$42.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$8.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$2.31
 Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$1.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$926
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$679
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$554
$1804
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$1265
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$172
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.3
$266
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$22.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
6.07%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$7359
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$5167
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$12.4
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$1.66
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.08
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$8.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.64
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.66
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$6.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.05
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$6.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$57.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.6
$51.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.41
$15.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$84
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$96.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$583
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8280
$11372

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696

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Distance City Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi Smichov
$1383
3.3 km or 2.1 mi Zizkov
$1374
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Brevnov
$1363
23 km or 14 mi Kladno
$1188
51 km or 31 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1146
53 km or 33 mi Pribram
$1116
54 km or 34 mi Litomerice
$1038
56 km or 35 mi Kolin
$1015
68 km or 42 mi Ceska Lipa
$1063
69 km or 43 mi Usti nad Labem
$918
72 km or 45 mi Most
$1130
75 km or 46 mi Teplice
$1102
76 km or 47 mi Tabor
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Decin
$1027
81 km or 50 mi Litvinov
$1293
83 km or 52 mi Chomutov
$1127
83 km or 52 mi Plzen
$1122
88 km or 55 mi Pisek
$1073
89 km or 55 mi Liberec
$1046
89 km or 56 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1036
95 km or 59 mi Zittau
$1311
97 km or 61 mi Pardubice
$949
99 km or 61 mi Strakonice
$1077
99 km or 61 mi Havlickuv Brod
$1013
100 km or 62 mi Chrudim
$979
102 km or 63 mi Hradec Kralove
$1090
103 km or 64 mi Pirna
$1344
111 km or 69 mi Klatovy
$1083
111 km or 69 mi Karlovy Vary
$969
114 km or 71 mi Jihlava
$956
115 km or 71 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1204
117 km or 73 mi Freital
$1347
118 km or 73 mi Dresden
$1406
119 km or 74 mi Trutnov
$1019
119 km or 74 mi Freiberg
$1165
122 km or 76 mi Bautzen
$1344
123 km or 77 mi Ceske Budejovice
$1078
125 km or 78 mi Radebeul
$1351
126 km or 78 mi Gorlitz
$1310
127 km or 79 mi Sokolov
$1002