Hefei vs Mecca - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Mecca
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$940
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$2316
🏠 One person rent
$277
$350
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$622
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$290
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$205
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$1656
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
68 km
🎓 Higher education
93
41
😀 Quality of life
65
53
🏙️ Population
9.37M
2.43M

The cost of living in Hefei is 23% less expensive than in Mecca. Cities ranked 6780th and 6019th ($727 vs $940) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 7th in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.8 months in Mecca. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Mecca ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4171st and 6051st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Mecca

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Hefei Mecca
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$5.18
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.59
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$240
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$775
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$423
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$38.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$59
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$69.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
4.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$1493
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$1201
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$1.51
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.63
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$6.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$7.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.12
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.51
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$3.82
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.92
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$5.53
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$5.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.95
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$103
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$14.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$25.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$4.23
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$32.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$62.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$363
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$4675

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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

Cities near Mecca

Distance City Cost of living
69 km or 43 mi Jeddah
$1123
329 km or 204 mi Bisha
$895
338 km or 210 mi Port Sudan
$1096
339 km or 211 mi Medina
$853
350 km or 218 mi Yanbu
$837
354 km or 220 mi Bareq
$895
453 km or 282 mi Abha
$915
606 km or 377 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
620 km or 385 mi Ar Rass
$828
628 km or 390 mi Najran
$934
642 km or 399 mi Al Wajh
$879
644 km or 400 mi Keren
$491
648 km or 403 mi Sa'dah
$488
649 km or 403 mi Massawa
$492
670 km or 416 mi Unaizah
$940
684 km or 425 mi Asmara
$524
703 km or 437 mi Ha'il
$944
735 km or 457 mi Mendefera
$490
738 km or 458 mi Atbara
$1094
756 km or 470 mi Kassala
$988
769 km or 478 mi Aswan
$324
790 km or 491 mi Riyadh
$1586
807 km or 501 mi Al Hudaydah
$513
818 km or 508 mi Sanaa
$550
842 km or 523 mi Sayyan
$491
842 km or 523 mi Tabuk
$988
873 km or 542 mi Luxor
$314
884 km or 549 mi Mekelle
$686
884 km or 549 mi Zabid
$489
890 km or 553 mi Hurghada
$278
895 km or 556 mi Qena
$333
904 km or 562 mi Dhamar
$491
909 km or 565 mi El Gouna
$294
912 km or 567 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$499
933 km or 580 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$821
947 km or 588 mi El-Gadarif
$935
948 km or 589 mi Ibb
$504
951 km or 591 mi Sakakah
$806
951 km or 591 mi Dahab
$393
979 km or 608 mi Taiz
$514