Dubai vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2514
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5509
$1702
🏠 One person rent
$1723
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$3020
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$455
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4067
$927
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
65
93
😀 Quality of life
91
69
🏙️ Population
3.94M
9.37M

The cost of living in Dubai is 291% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 848th and 7469th ($2514 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 101st 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 1.6 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 35th in China, while ranked 158th and 4318th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.3
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.2
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.32
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.9
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$5.8
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.14
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2095
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1336
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3716
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2461
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$96.1
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.52%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7516
$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3977
$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.62
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$86.3
$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9.15
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.77
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.92
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.47
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.9
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.2
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.11
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.44
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.94
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.4
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.62
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.12
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.73
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.6
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.44
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$81.6
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.6
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$77.7
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.82
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$78.3
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$122
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$857
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15029
$9056

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Cities near Dubai

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1419
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2521
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1183
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1228
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1398
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1449
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$632
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$1078
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$792
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1849
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1081
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1770
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$530
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$529
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$568
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$534
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1237
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1201
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1230
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$557
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$908
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$573
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$1008
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$553
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$873
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$530
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$604
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$624
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$761
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$930
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$477
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$503
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$453
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$463
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$808
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$545
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$483

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663