Hefei vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$1586
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$3407
🏠 One person rent
$277
$921
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$1393
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$358
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$176
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$2861
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
93
71
😀 Quality of life
65
77
🏙️ Population
9.37M
7.01M

The cost of living in Hefei is 54% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 6780th and 3292nd ($727 vs $1586) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th 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 1.8 months in Riyadh. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4171st and 796th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$7.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$52.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$7.96
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.99
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.77
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$1005
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$726
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$1969
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$1032
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$65.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$99.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
5.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$2212
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$1360
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.05
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$37.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$17.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$8.03
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$8.34
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$1.42
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$7.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$2.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$2.61
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$5.1
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$104
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$49.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$7.27
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$50.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$373
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$10359

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489