Abu Dhabi vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2070
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4485
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$1417
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$2400
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$439
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$72.3
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2675
$930
😷 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 216% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1859th and 7557th ($2070 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 105th 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 1.4 months in Hefei. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 447th and 3551st 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
$9.29
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.6
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.56
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.8
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$5.55
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.15
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1520
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1151
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2026
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$95.7
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$146
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.1
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.26%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4936
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$10145
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.9
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.58
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.83
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.62
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.49
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.36
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.91
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.75
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.38
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.45
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.5
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.38
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.82
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.75
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$63.9
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$79.6
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.9
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$55.9
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$94.2
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$649
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13889
$9430

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117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2420
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1473
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1457
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$2183
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1214
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$2014
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1923
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$796
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1080
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1109
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1192
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1135
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$545
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$931
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1037
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$541
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$823
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$928
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$545
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$575
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$565
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$465
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$489
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$547
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$523
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$575
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$563
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$613
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$761
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$627
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$487
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1632
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Hefei

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