Al Ain vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Al Ain Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1132
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2470
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$612
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$915
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$343
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$57.2
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3750
$933
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
37
93
😀 Quality of life
79
67
🏙️ Population
767K
9.37M

The cost of living in Al Ain is 60% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4616th and 6756th ($1132 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th 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 3.3 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 28th in China, while ranked 496th and 3921st among best cities to live in the world.

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Al Ain Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$8.1
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.6
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.03
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$10.3
$0.83
☕ Cappuccino
$5.72
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.73
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$445
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$381
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$811
$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$603
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$96.3
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$122
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.75%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11243
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6743
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.68
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$21.9
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$8.22
$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.62
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.07
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.26
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.35
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.55
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.12
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.92
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.36
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.53
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.37
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.54
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.19
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.15
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.46
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.17
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$90.5
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.3
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$64.1
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$8
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.3
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.8
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$224
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8033
$8280

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$1191
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$2229
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$1612
135 km or 84 mi Ajman
$1841
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$1936
152 km or 94 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1577
192 km or 119 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1584
221 km or 138 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
231 km or 143 mi Nizwa
$787
253 km or 157 mi Seeb
$1164
297 km or 184 mi Muscat
$1126
337 km or 209 mi Bandar Abbas
$758
442 km or 275 mi Doha
$1872
458 km or 284 mi Al Khor
$1810
507 km or 315 mi Chabahar
$779
525 km or 326 mi Jahrom
$798
535 km or 333 mi Jiroft
$573
564 km or 351 mi Riffa
$1285
565 km or 351 mi Manama
$1375
566 km or 352 mi Fasa
$890
567 km or 352 mi Isa Town
$1327
583 km or 362 mi Sirjan
$604
596 km or 371 mi Iranshahr
$672
604 km or 375 mi Bam
$544
607 km or 377 mi Dhahran
$959
619 km or 385 mi Dammam
$1005
629 km or 391 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
649 km or 404 mi Qatif
$868
679 km or 422 mi Shiraz
$606
684 km or 425 mi Jubail
$910
688 km or 428 mi Kerman
$457
689 km or 428 mi Rafsanjan
$530
694 km or 431 mi Marvdasht
$604
720 km or 447 mi Bushehr
$646
720 km or 447 mi Borazjan
$621
726 km or 451 mi Kazerun
$606
776 km or 482 mi Zahedan
$822
818 km or 508 mi Salalah
$844
827 km or 514 mi Yasuj
$561
866 km or 538 mi Yazd
$575

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Distance City Cost of living
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$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