Abu Dhabi vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Abu Dhabi	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1828	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4703	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$1173	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$2618	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$439	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$70.6	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3781	$991
😷 Air quality	Bad	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	53	93
😀 Quality of life	83	66
🏙️ Population	1.48M	9.37M

The cost of living in Abu Dhabi is 193% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 2320th and 7405th ($1828 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 160th 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 2.1 months in Abu Dhabi compared to 1.6 months in Hefei. Abu Dhabi ranked 3rd best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 438th and 3963rd 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	$10.6	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$68	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.61	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$10.8	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.72	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.23	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1236	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$918	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2996	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.9	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$135	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$104	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.24%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5750	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4816	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.68	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$25.2	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.53	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.9	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.12	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.87	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.41	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.66	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.7	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.23	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.27	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.54	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.98	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$4.88	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.3	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$89.9	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$13.7	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.9	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$96.2	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$641	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12452	$8278

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Abu Dhabi

Distance	City	Cost of living
117 km or 73 mi	Madinat Zayed	$1721
129 km or 80 mi	Dubai	$2379
142 km or 88 mi	Sharjah	$1494
143 km or 89 mi	Al Ain	$1844
152 km or 94 mi	Ajman	$2240
170 km or 105 mi	Umm al-Quwain	$1196
211 km or 131 mi	Fujairah	$1239
237 km or 147 mi	Ras al-Khaimah	$1540
300 km or 187 mi	Doha	$1779
318 km or 198 mi	Al Khor	$1709
356 km or 221 mi	Bandar Abbas	$634
365 km or 227 mi	Nizwa	$780
395 km or 246 mi	Seeb	$967
425 km or 264 mi	Riffa	$1223
427 km or 265 mi	Manama	$1280
428 km or 266 mi	Isa Town	$1243
439 km or 273 mi	Muscat	$1090
454 km or 282 mi	Jahrom	$547
468 km or 291 mi	Dhahran	$1068
481 km or 299 mi	Dammam	$1056
486 km or 302 mi	Al-Mubarraz	$804
501 km or 311 mi	Fasa	$548
514 km or 320 mi	Qatif	$897
548 km or 341 mi	Jubail	$901
568 km or 353 mi	Sirjan	$514
575 km or 357 mi	Jiroft	$518
599 km or 372 mi	Shiraz	$589
610 km or 379 mi	Bushehr	$551
617 km or 384 mi	Borazjan	$546
620 km or 385 mi	Marvdasht	$563
632 km or 392 mi	Kazerun	$557
637 km or 396 mi	Chabahar	$585
649 km or 404 mi	Bam	$515
678 km or 421 mi	Rafsanjan	$507
698 km or 434 mi	Kerman	$464
701 km or 435 mi	Iranshahr	$605
741 km or 460 mi	Yasuj	$529
775 km or 481 mi	Riyadh	$1637
790 km or 491 mi	Al Wafrah	$1210
792 km or 492 mi	Behbahan	$536

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665