Dubai vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Dubai Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1924
$675
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4530
$1710
🏠 One person rent
$1170
$250
🏘️ Family rent
$2204
$407
🍽️ Food expenses
$437
$251
🚐 Transport expenses
$183
$82.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4381
$993
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
61
92
😀 Quality of life
90
54
🏙️ Population
3.33M
9.37M

The cost of living in Dubai is 185% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1903rd and 6987th ($1924 vs $675) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd 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 2.3 months in Dubai compared to 1.5 months in Hefei. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hefei ranked 40th in China, while ranked 130th and 6005th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.4
$3.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$65.8
$19.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.19
$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.7
$2.54
☕ Cappuccino
$5.46
$4.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.13
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1453
$254
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$829
$175
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2679
$444
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1737
$295
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$119
$43.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$181
$67
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$97.6
$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3907
$4355
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2398
$2028
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.5
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$85.9
$22.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.86
$4.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.88
$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.29
$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.22
$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.6
$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.17
$1.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.19
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.99
$0.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.2
$18.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.53
$1.22
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.58
$3.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$4.86
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.34
$3.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.28
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$4.28
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.1
$64.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$5.72
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$74.3
$37.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.63
$4.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$62.7
$65.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.8
$79.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$756
$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$11590
$8114

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1343
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$1129
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1020
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1096
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1362
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$707
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1260
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$799
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1964
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1150
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1797
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$688
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$968
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$689
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$693
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1277
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1245
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1277
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$688
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$952
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$987
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$947
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$880
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$690
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$691
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$687
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$657
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$907
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$686
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$687
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$785
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$650
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$863
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$837
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$686

Cities near Hefei

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