Abu Dhabi vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Abu Dhabi Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1936
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4876
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$1291
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$2811
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$427
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$65.9
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3588
$933
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
11 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
52
93
😀 Quality of life
82
67
🏙️ Population
1.48M
9.37M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 174% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1938th and 6756th ($1936 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 82nd 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 1.9 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Abu Dhabi ranked 4th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 369th and 3921st 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
$9.91
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.7
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.78
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.3
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.69
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.27
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1396
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$977
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3226
$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2329
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$121
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$193
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$109
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.77%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5079
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4566
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.55
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.7
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.27
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.07
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.89
$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.37
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.32
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.54
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.45
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.81
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.96
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.19
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.51
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.4
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.1
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$90.6
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.6
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.1
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$103
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$717
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11210
$8280

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Distance City Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
129 km or 80 mi Dubai
$2229
142 km or 88 mi Sharjah
$1612
143 km or 89 mi Al Ain
$1132
152 km or 94 mi Ajman
$1841
170 km or 105 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
211 km or 131 mi Fujairah
$1191
237 km or 147 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
300 km or 187 mi Doha
$1872
318 km or 198 mi Al Khor
$1810
356 km or 221 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
365 km or 227 mi Nizwa
$787
395 km or 246 mi Seeb
$1164
425 km or 264 mi Riffa
$1285
427 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
428 km or 266 mi Isa Town
$1327
439 km or 273 mi Muscat
$1126
454 km or 282 mi Jahrom
$798
468 km or 291 mi Dhahran
$959
481 km or 299 mi Dammam
$1005
486 km or 302 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
501 km or 311 mi Fasa
$890
514 km or 320 mi Qatif
$868
548 km or 341 mi Jubail
$910
568 km or 353 mi Sirjan
$604
575 km or 357 mi Jiroft
$573
599 km or 372 mi Shiraz
$606
610 km or 379 mi Bushehr
$646
617 km or 384 mi Borazjan
$621
620 km or 385 mi Marvdasht
$604
632 km or 392 mi Kazerun
$606
637 km or 396 mi Chabahar
$779
649 km or 404 mi Bam
$544
678 km or 421 mi Rafsanjan
$530
698 km or 434 mi Kerman
$457
701 km or 435 mi Iranshahr
$672
741 km or 460 mi Yasuj
$561
775 km or 481 mi Riyadh
$1642
790 km or 491 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
792 km or 492 mi Behbahan
$541

Cities near Hefei

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