Al Ain vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1455
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3100
$1770
🏠 One person rent
$900
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1375
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$384
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$55.4
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2995
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
38
84
😀 Quality of life
82
71
🏙️ Population
767K
9.37M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 117% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4139th and 7494th ($1455 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th 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 2.1 months in Al Ain compared to 1.5 months in Hefei. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 562nd and 3146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Al Ain vs Hefei

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Al Ain Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$51.2
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.25
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.46
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$5.1
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$788
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$731
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1377
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1126
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$75.2
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$116
$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$82.9
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.69%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2377
$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1204
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.67
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$24.7
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.34
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.76
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.36
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.66
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.4
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.67
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.18
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.96
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.44
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.18
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.8
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.35
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.53
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.24
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.09
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$50.7
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.46
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$60.5
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$73.3
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$574
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6415
$8681

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$1173
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$2470
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$1543
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$2356
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$2133
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$1170
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$797
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1082
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1193
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$2100
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$2015
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$530
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$494
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$526
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1062
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1340
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$497
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1218
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$521
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$559
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$514
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$965
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1059
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$778
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$505
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$917
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$700
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$558
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$485
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$454
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$457
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$471
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$717
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$816
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$459
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$517

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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