Dubai vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dubai Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2309
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5128
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$1523
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$2687
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$458
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3493
$952
😷 Air quality
Bad
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
64
93
😀 Quality of life
86
65
🏙️ Population
3.33M
9.37M

The cost of living in Dubai is 217% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1098th and 6780th ($2309 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 68th 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 1.5 months in Dubai compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Dubai ranked 1st best city to live in the United Arab Emirates vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 306th and 4171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Dubai Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$10.5
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.2
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.4
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$12.1
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$6.12
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.36
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1850
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1170
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3310
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2171
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$131
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$202
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$86
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.64%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6006
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3452
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.64
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$84.2
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.1
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.82
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.77
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.49
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.24
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.27
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.41
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.6
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.98
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.18
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.49
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.95
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.85
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$75.9
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$88.8
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$9.53
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.6
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$779
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12682
$8558

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8 mi Sharjah
$1503
22 km or 14 mi Ajman
$2084
41 km or 25 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1768
104 km or 65 mi Fujairah
$1232
108 km or 67 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1603
126 km or 78 mi Al Ain
$1050
129 km or 80 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
234 km or 146 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
246 km or 153 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
339 km or 211 mi Seeb
$994
344 km or 214 mi Nizwa
$786
380 km or 236 mi Doha
$1810
380 km or 236 mi Muscat
$1110
385 km or 239 mi Al Khor
$1719
399 km or 248 mi Jahrom
$561
440 km or 273 mi Fasa
$556
449 km or 279 mi Jiroft
$547
466 km or 290 mi Sirjan
$520
485 km or 301 mi Manama
$1267
486 km or 302 mi Riffa
$1218
487 km or 303 mi Isa Town
$1226
523 km or 325 mi Bam
$531
528 km or 328 mi Dhahran
$870
534 km or 332 mi Chabahar
$687
537 km or 334 mi Dammam
$989
554 km or 345 mi Shiraz
$558
560 km or 348 mi Qatif
$878
568 km or 353 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
568 km or 353 mi Marvdasht
$546
574 km or 357 mi Rafsanjan
$515
578 km or 359 mi Iranshahr
$639
584 km or 363 mi Kerman
$467
595 km or 370 mi Jubail
$928
601 km or 373 mi Borazjan
$541
603 km or 375 mi Kazerun
$537
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$548
703 km or 437 mi Yasuj
$489
721 km or 448 mi Zahedan
$831
743 km or 461 mi Yazd
$577
773 km or 481 mi Behbahan
$507

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699