Hefei vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$654
$1632
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1731
$3539
🏠 One person rent
$218
$946
🏘️ Family rent
$371
$1446
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$370
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$183
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$930
$2285
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
84
70
😀 Quality of life
71
78
🏙️ Population
9.37M
7.01M

The cost of living in Hefei is 60% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7557th and 3529th ($654 vs $1632) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 105th 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 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.4 months in Riyadh. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3551st and 879th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Riyadh

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Hefei Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.98
$8.06
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$53.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$7.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$1.62
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$4.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.79
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$1000
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$763
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$384
$1845
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$1133
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.4
$63.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.9
$98.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$72.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.44%
5.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3689
$2922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1986
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.08
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.9
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.47
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.61
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$8.76
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$9.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$15.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.23
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.19
$8.07
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.46
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$4.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$5.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.4
$93.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.75
$14.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$57
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.7
$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$495
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9430
$9443

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$931
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$815
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$931
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1037
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$823
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1109
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1192
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1309
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1281
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1005
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2014
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1923
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1461
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$775
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$711
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$707
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$465
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$698
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$556
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$551
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$906
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$489
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$537
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$664
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1168
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$523
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$492
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$581
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1107
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$565
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$893
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$545
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$487