Abu Dhabi vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1942
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4262
$1702
🏠 One person rent
$1271
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$2152
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$453
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$77.2
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3050
$927
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
53
93
😀 Quality of life
85
69
🏙️ Population
1.57M
9.37M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 202% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 2187th and 7469th ($1942 vs $643) 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 1.6 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 443rd and 4318th 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
$10.9
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67.6
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.53
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$11.7
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$5.6
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.34
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1358
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1002
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2476
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1762
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.6
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$102
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.01%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5485
$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$12028
$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.63
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.78
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.97
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.59
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.37
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.63
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.07
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.41
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.7
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.83
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.95
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.73
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.92
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$78.5
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$59.4
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.3
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$598
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12663
$9056

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2514
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1419
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1449
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2521
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1228
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1849
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1770
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$792
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1078
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1201
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1230
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1081
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$530
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$908
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1008
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$529
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$873
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$930
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$534
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$568
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$553
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$453
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$477
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$530
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$503
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$573
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$557
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$604
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$761
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$624
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$463
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1627
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$483

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663