Dubai vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2420
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5315
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$1634
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$2835
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$459
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$182
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4093
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
66
84
😀 Quality of life
90
71
🏙️ Population
3.94M
9.37M

The cost of living in Dubai is 270% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1039th and 7557th ($2420 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 105th 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 1.7 months in Dubai compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 203rd and 3551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dubai vs Hefei

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Dubai Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.2
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.2
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.33
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$13.5
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$6.31
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.3
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1988
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1244
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3617
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2237
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$227
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$94
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.46%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7290
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4052
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$83
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.52
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.75
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.89
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.73
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.09
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.6
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.52
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.14
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.07
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.57
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.2
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.2
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.05
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.08
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.5
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.1
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$75.5
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$10.2
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$72.2
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$829
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16876
$9430

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2183
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1214
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1457
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1080
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$796
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$2014
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1135
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1923
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$545
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$541
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$575
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$545
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1309
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1109
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1192
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$563
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$931
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$575
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1037
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$565
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$823
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$547
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$613
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$627
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$489
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$487
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$813
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$565
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$492

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677