Hefei vs Yekaterinburg - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Yekaterinburg
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$701
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$1767
🏠 One person rent
$277
$347
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$703
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$227
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$54.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$601
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
17 km
🎓 Higher education
93
46
😀 Quality of life
65
60
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.47M

The cost of living in Hefei is 4% more expensive than in Yekaterinburg. Cities ranked 6780th and 6924th ($727 vs $701) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 16th 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 32nd best city to live in China vs Yekaterinburg ranked 7th in Russia, while ranked 4171st and 5229th 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
$2.86
$7.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$32
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$4.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$1.93
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$377
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$836
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$538
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$62.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$97.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$7.01
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
12.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$1941
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$1299
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$26.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$4.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.57
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.1
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$1.3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$8.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.76
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$6.95
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.36
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.46
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.14
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$2.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$3.48
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$0.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$27.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$4.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$17
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$7.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$61.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$83.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$180
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$4718

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
95 km or 59 mi Municipal Formation of the Kamensk-Uralsky
$586
96 km or 59 mi Kamensk-Uralsky
$585
126 km or 78 mi Nizhny Tagil
$537
194 km or 120 mi Zlatoust
$539
194 km or 121 mi Chelyabinsk
$523
201 km or 125 mi Miass
$531
291 km or 181 mi Perm
$559
302 km or 188 mi Tyumen
$698
333 km or 207 mi Kurgan
$490
371 km or 231 mi Ufa
$567
396 km or 246 mi Magnitogorsk
$473
447 km or 277 mi Kostanay
$782
448 km or 278 mi Izhevsk
$620
461 km or 287 mi Sterlitamak
$422
486 km or 302 mi Salavat
$484
524 km or 326 mi Naberezhnye Chelny
$556
558 km or 346 mi Nizhnekamsk
$536
559 km or 348 mi Almetyevsk
$540
577 km or 358 mi Petropavl
$575
639 km or 397 mi Orsk
$451
666 km or 414 mi Orenburg
$503
678 km or 421 mi Kirov
$463
685 km or 426 mi Kokshetau
$630
716 km or 445 mi Kazan
$654
760 km or 473 mi Aktobe
$533
771 km or 479 mi Syktyvkar
$480
773 km or 480 mi Yoshkar-Ola
$509
780 km or 485 mi Samara
$589
798 km or 496 mi Tolyatti
$513
816 km or 507 mi Ulyanovsk
$484
821 km or 510 mi Cheboksary
$541
823 km or 511 mi Omsk
$406
865 km or 537 mi Oral
$530
872 km or 542 mi Syzran
$522
882 km or 548 mi Surgut
$612
949 km or 590 mi Nur-Sultan
$780
982 km or 610 mi Balakovo
$562
1011 km or 628 mi Saransk
$376
1014 km or 630 mi Nizhny Novgorod
$639
1023 km or 636 mi Nizhnevartovsk
$628