Al Ain vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1050
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2765
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$560
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$1195
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$317
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$56.7
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3674
$952
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
37
93
😀 Quality of life
79
65
🏙️ Population
767K
9.37M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 44% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 5284th and 6780th ($1050 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 68th 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 3.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Al Ain ranked 5th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 600th and 4171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.11
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$47.8
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.98
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.15
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.29
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$440
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$460
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$820
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1125
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$49.9
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.1
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.2
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2023
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1222
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.1
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$25.8
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.68
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.8
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.09
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.18
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.49
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.07
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.01
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.51
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.09
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.75
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.55
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$10.8
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.36
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.29
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.18
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.16
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.44
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.14
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.02
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$21.7
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.8
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$665
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$6250
$8558

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$1232
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$2309
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1503
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$2084
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$786
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$994
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1110
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1810
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1719
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$561
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$547
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1218
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1267
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$556
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1226
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$520
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$639
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$531
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$870
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$989
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$878
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$558
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$928
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$467
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$515
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$546
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$548
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$541
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$537
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$831
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$806
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$489
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$577

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Distance City Cost of living
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$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699