Hefei vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$670
$1628
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1770
$3587
🏠 One person rent
$214
$936
🏘️ Family rent
$368
$1460
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$376
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$181
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1012
$2284
😷 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 59% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7494th and 3485th ($670 vs $1628) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st 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 1.4 months in Riyadh. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 3146th and 899th 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
$2.65
$7.94
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$53.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.4
$8.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$1.72
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$4.14
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.8
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$757
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$1794
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$1176
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$57.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$87.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$73.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.17%
5.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3568
$3071
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$1929
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$37.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$17.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$2.45
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$9.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.38
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$8.05
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$7.43
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$4.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$2.37
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$5.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$89.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$16.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$51.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$503
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8681
$10912

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$938
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$834
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$965
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1059
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$917
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$778
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1062
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1218
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1340
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1247
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$993
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$2100
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$2015
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1437
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$738
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$708
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$703
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$454
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$694
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$522
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$861
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$509
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$890
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$457
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$493
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$655
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1164
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$471
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$469
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$573
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$548
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1031
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$505
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$670
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$873
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$494
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$459