Hefei vs Jeddah - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Jeddah
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$1146
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$2809
🏠 One person rent	$205	$512
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$899
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$330
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$2297
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	93	45
😀 Quality of life	66	76
🏙️ Population	9.37M	4.7M

The cost of living in Hefei is 45% less expensive than in Jeddah. Cities ranked 7405th and 4650th ($625 vs $1146) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 3rd in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 2 months in Jeddah. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Jeddah ranked 2nd in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3963rd and 860th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Jeddah

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	Hefei	Jeddah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$6.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$40.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$7.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$3.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$436
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$362
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$976
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$666
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$99.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	4.57%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$2107
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$1025
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$37.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$0.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$7.62
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$7.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.58
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.36
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$5.35
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$1.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$6.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$4.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$3.79
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$90.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$14.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$56.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$8.04
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$410
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$6204

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

Cities near Jeddah

Distance	City	Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi	Mecca	$979
296 km or 184 mi	Port Sudan	$1003
307 km or 191 mi	Yanbu	$829
328 km or 204 mi	Medina	$1215
395 km or 246 mi	Bisha	$905
410 km or 255 mi	Bareq	$902
508 km or 315 mi	Abha	$910
597 km or 371 mi	Al Wajh	$961
645 km or 401 mi	Keren	$488
652 km or 405 mi	Ar Rass	$861
661 km or 411 mi	Massawa	$486
675 km or 420 mi	As Sulayyil	$1041
688 km or 427 mi	Najran	$937
690 km or 429 mi	Atbara	$1131
691 km or 429 mi	Asmara	$520
702 km or 436 mi	Aswan	$329
703 km or 437 mi	Sa'dah	$482
704 km or 437 mi	Unaizah	$969
711 km or 442 mi	Ha'il	$846
738 km or 458 mi	Kassala	$1006
741 km or 461 mi	Mendefera	$487
806 km or 501 mi	Tabuk	$1078
810 km or 503 mi	Luxor	$335
834 km or 518 mi	Qena	$362
836 km or 519 mi	Hurghada	$342
845 km or 525 mi	Riyadh	$1637
849 km or 528 mi	Al Hudaydah	$505
855 km or 531 mi	El Gouna	$336
863 km or 536 mi	Sharm El Sheikh	$464
869 km or 540 mi	Sanaa	$546
893 km or 555 mi	Sayyan	$481
897 km or 557 mi	Mekelle	$662
904 km or 562 mi	Dahab	$381
922 km or 573 mi	Dumat al-Jandal	$798
926 km or 576 mi	El-Gadarif	$943
927 km or 576 mi	Zabid	$482
942 km or 585 mi	Sohag	$360
943 km or 586 mi	Sakakah	$781
952 km or 592 mi	Khartoum North	$877
954 km or 593 mi	Dhamar	$486