Hefei vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$654
$1053
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1731
$2512
🏠 One person rent
$218
$559
🏘️ Family rent
$371
$974
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$342
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$54.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$930
$939
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
84
48
😀 Quality of life
71
63
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.47M

The cost of living in Hefei is 38% less expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 7557th and 5278th ($654 vs $1053) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 105th and 5th 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 0.9 months in Yekaterinburg. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Yekaterinburg ranked 6th in Russia, while ranked 3551st and 5513th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Yekaterinburg

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Hefei Yekaterinburg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$13.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$53.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$6.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.98
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$1.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$640
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$420
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$384
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$756
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.4
$84.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.9
$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.44%
19.16%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3689
$2644
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1986
$1615
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$0.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.9
$21.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.47
$4.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$0.72
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$1.67
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$5.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.16
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$2.94
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$0.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.19
$7.83
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.46
$3.29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$4.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$3.83
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$0.82
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.4
$49
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.75
$5.59
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$18.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$79.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.7
$122
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$444
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9430
$7937

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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
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$892
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$891
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$891
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$729
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$867
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$760
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$767
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$969
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$701
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$853
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$697
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$690
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$700
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$743
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$793
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$795
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$712
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$761
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$564
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$589
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$757
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$595
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$747
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$929
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$579
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$664
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$733
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$838
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$740
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$679
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$791
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$834
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$604
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$746
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$813
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$732
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$677
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$773
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$940
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$688