Hefei vs Riyadh - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Riyadh
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$1627
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1702
$3576
🏠 One person rent
$216
$931
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$1463
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$375
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$927
$2496
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
93
73
😀 Quality of life
69
80
🏙️ Population
9.37M
7.01M

The cost of living in Hefei is 60% less expensive than in Riyadh. Cities ranked 7469th and 3418th ($643 vs $1627) 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 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.5 months in Riyadh. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Riyadh ranked 1st in Saudi Arabia, while ranked 4318th and 759th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Riyadh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$7.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$53.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$8.06
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$1.86
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$4.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.78
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$1007
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$738
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$1807
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$1160
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$99.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
5.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3665
$2939
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2183
$2197
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$37.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$1.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$2.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$2.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$8.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$1.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$1.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$9.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$1.75
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$7.34
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$2.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$4.67
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$5.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$101
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$51.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$7.99
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$58.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$451
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9056
$9818

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$806
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$967
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$862
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$908
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$1008
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$930
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$873
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1201
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1230
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1237
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1283
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1849
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1770
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1454
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$825
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$726
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$730
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$453
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$719
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$549
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$889
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$542
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$918
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$477
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$521
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1730
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$669
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$1182
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$503
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$483
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$583
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$571
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1942
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$1162
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$553
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$681
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$903
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$530
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$463