Al Ain vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Al Ain Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1449
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3275
$1710
🏠 One person rent
$889
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$1583
$407
🍽️ Food expenses
$379
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$63.5
$82.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3640
$993
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
37
92
😀 Quality of life
64
54
🏙️ Population
767K
9.37M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 115% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 2952nd and 6987th ($1449 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 272nd 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 2.5 months in Al Ain compared to 1.5 months in Hefei. Al Ain ranked 7th best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hefei ranked 40th in China, while ranked 4608th and 6005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$9.76
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$45.2
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.75
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.6
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$742
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$672
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1308
$444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1328
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$162
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.7
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.73%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2008
$4355
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1468
$2028
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.54
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$34.2
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$7.88
$4.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.68
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.52
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.05
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.51
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.9
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.64
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.78
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.36
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.16
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.43
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.55
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.3
$18.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.75
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.35
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.2
$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.17
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.47
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.18
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$74.6
$64.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.7
$5.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.99
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.4
$65.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.6
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8144
$8114

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$1096
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$1924
133 km or 82 mi Sharjah
$1343
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1129
143 km or 89 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$799
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1260
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1150
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1964
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1797
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$687
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$688
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$689
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1245
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1277
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$968
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1277
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$693
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$688
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$952
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$987
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$880
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$947
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$907
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$657
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$691
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$690
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$785
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$686
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$687
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$863
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$824
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$650
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$837

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$668
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$718
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$736
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$666
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$700
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$684
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$832
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$720
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$663
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$707
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$811
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$662
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$694
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$729
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$666
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$823
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$664
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$666
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$748
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$573
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$711
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$655
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$672
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$674
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$672
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$673
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$662
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$701
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$668
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$652
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$680
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$685
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$769
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$738
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$778
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$689
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$686
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$681
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$670
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$681