Hefei vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$1642
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$3429
🏠 One person rent
$269
$996
🏘️ Family rent
$483
$1477
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$346
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$162
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$933
$2566
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
71
😀 Quality of life
67
74
🏙️ Population
9.37M
7.01M

The cost of living in Hefei is 57% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6756th and 2922nd ($707 vs $1642) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd 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 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.6 months in Riyadh. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3921st and 1210th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.79
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$53.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$8.05
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$1.87
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$4.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$1149
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$792
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$554
$2059
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$1124
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$58.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.3
$91.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$73.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
5.3%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$2076
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$1301
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.06
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$32.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$15.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.67
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$1.19
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$2.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$7.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$7.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.83
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$1.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$4.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$7.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$2.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$4.07
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$5.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$100
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.6
$49.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.41
$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$52.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$358
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8280
$9649

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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
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$768
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$1013
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$860
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$959
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1005
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$910
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$868
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1285
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1327
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1375
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1256
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1085
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1872
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1810
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1424
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$996
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$710
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$646
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$543
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$875
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$540
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$938
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$621
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$544
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1673
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$671
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$892
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$606
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$541
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$594
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$559
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1936
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1032
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$606
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$685
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$920
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$798
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$561