Abu Dhabi vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2133
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4670
$1770
🏠 One person rent
$1489
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$2612
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$432
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$73.8
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2773
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
51
84
😀 Quality of life
85
71
🏙️ Population
1.57M
9.37M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 219% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1650th and 7494th ($2133 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 101st in the United Arab Emirates and China, respectively. Check the United Arab Emirates vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.5 months in Hefei. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 424th and 3146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Abu Dhabi vs Hefei

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Abu Dhabi Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.11
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.9
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.6
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.9
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1728
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1197
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3067
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2202
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$97
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$149
$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$88
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4681
$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8556
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.6
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.63
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.86
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.87
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.17
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.69
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.41
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.48
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.37
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.55
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.49
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.98
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.56
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.22
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.8
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$66.9
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.3
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$63.1
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$628
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14421
$8681

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117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2470
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1543
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1455
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2356
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1173
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$2100
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$2015
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$797
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1082
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1062
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1218
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1193
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$494
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$965
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1059
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$497
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$778
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$917
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$521
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$526
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$505
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$454
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$457
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$485
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$471
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$530
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$514
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$558
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$700
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$559
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$459
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1628
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$469

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693