Hefei vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$676
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$1762
🏠 One person rent
$269
$326
🏘️ Family rent
$483
$708
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$225
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$52.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$933
$605
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
93
46
😀 Quality of life
67
60
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.47M

The cost of living in Hefei is 5% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 6756th and 6984th ($707 vs $676) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 11th 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 Yekaterinburg. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Yekaterinburg ranked 3rd in Russia, while ranked 3921st and 5379th 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
$2.79
$7.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$356
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$554
$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$559
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$56.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.3
$86.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$6.47
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
13.02%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$1840
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$27.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$3.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.59
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.14
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$1.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$8.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$3.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$6.55
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$2.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.73
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$5.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$2.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$3.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$1.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$27.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$3.57
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.6
$16.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.41
$7.17
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$67.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$80
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$182
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8280
$4747

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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
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$559
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$556
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$531
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$497
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$467
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$487
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$537
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$636
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$488
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$547
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$437
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$734
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$567
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$427
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$468
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$501
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$516
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$605
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$448
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$494
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$456
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$660
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$646
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$559
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$493
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$545
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$623
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$500
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$493
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$517
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$402
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$526
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$518
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$614
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$814
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$414
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$596
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$632