Hefei vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

Hefei Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$675
$1278
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1710
$2887
🏠 One person rent
$250
$660
🏘️ Family rent
$407
$1026
🍽️ Food expenses
$251
$336
🚐 Transport expenses
$82.9
$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$993
$2178
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
92
68
😀 Quality of life
54
75
🏙️ Population
9.37M
8M

The cost of living in Hefei is 47% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6987th and 3955th ($675 vs $1278) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 272nd and 1st in China and Saudi Arabia, respectively. Check China vs Saudi Arabia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Hefei compared to 1.7 months in Riyadh. Hefei ranked 40th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 6005th and 917th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.5
$6.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.5
$53.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.01
$6.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.54
$1.6
☕ Cappuccino
$4.16
$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$254
$772
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$175
$469
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$1122
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$295
$803
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$43.4
$55.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67
$84.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$15.3
$74.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
3.96%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4355
$1718
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2028
$1152
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.2
$31.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$4.4
$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.15
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$2.01
$1.78
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$0.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$2.22
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$2.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$7.29
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.53
$7.67
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$12.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$1.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.26
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.4
$1.21
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.56
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.28
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.2
$5.89
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.22
$2
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.65
$7.47
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.86
$3.41
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.89
$4.37
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$4.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.2
$99.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.72
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.2
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.7
$8.76
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.1
$49.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.5
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$260
$400
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8114
$6836

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$668
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$718
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$736
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$666
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$700
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$684
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$832
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$720
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$663
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$707
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$811
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$662
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$694
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$729
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$666
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$823
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$664
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$666
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$748
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$573
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$711
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$655
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$672
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$674
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$672
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$673
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$662
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$701
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$668
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$652
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$680
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$685
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$769
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$738
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$778
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$689
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$686
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$681
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$670
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$681

Cities near Riyadh

Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$705
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$858
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$750
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$952
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$987
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$907
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$880
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1245
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1277
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1277
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$960
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$843
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1964
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1797
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1384
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$880
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$555
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$543
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$785
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$553
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$634
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$815
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$687
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$829
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$686
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$688
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1261
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$633
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1028
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$687
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$686
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$606
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$542
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1967
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$992
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$947
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$632
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$833
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$688
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$650