Hefei vs Medina - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Medina
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$892
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$2228
🏠 One person rent
$269
$391
🏘️ Family rent
$483
$692
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$307
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$91.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$933
$1519
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
93
20
😀 Quality of life
67
52
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.18M

The cost of living in Hefei is 21% less expensive than in Medina. Cities ranked 6756th and 6017th ($707 vs $892) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 15th 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 1.7 months in Medina. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Medina ranked 9th in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3921st and 6150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Medina

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Hefei Medina
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$6.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$26.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$6.93
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$391
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$208
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$554
$1101
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$356
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$74.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.3
$116
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$71.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$1695
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$1066
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$0.93
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$54
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$8.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.5
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.56
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$5.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$7.13
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.51
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.84
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$2.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$2.15
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$7.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$5.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.96
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$3.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$79
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.6
$26.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.41
$2.75
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$41.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$78.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$405
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8280
$9496

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$844
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1100
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1032
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$879
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$996
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$860
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$1013
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1000
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$938
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$1361
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$857
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$854
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$603
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$434
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$920
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$440
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$625
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$280
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$404
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$443
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1642
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$692
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1583
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$583
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$923
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$642
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$449
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$735
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1703
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1678
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1523
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$421
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$737
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$802
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1671
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1687
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$981
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$1047
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$964