Hefei vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$730
$1499
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1863
$3129
🏠 One person rent
$280
$960
🏘️ Family rent
$498
$1556
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$323
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$113
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$2239
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
93
65
😀 Quality of life
65
83
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.25M

The cost of living in Hefei is 51% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 6761st and 3701st ($730 vs $1499) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 64th and 7th in China and the United Arab Emirates, respectively. Check China vs the United Arab Emirates comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 4175th and 385th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.85
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$26.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.31
$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.85
$9.46
☕ Cappuccino
$2.47
$5.16
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$226
$733
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$569
$1619
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$399
$1189
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.2
$184
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.2
$96.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.88%
4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4006
$6602
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2108
$4530
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$2.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.9
$56.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.66
$9.76
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.24
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.23
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.67
$1.65
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.88
$8.89
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.72
$6.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.8
$8.37
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$1.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.98
$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.27
$1.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.18
$2.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$6.14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.86
$6.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.61
$6.42
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.78
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.45
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.65
$2.37
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$60.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.68
$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$42.7
$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.56
$4.64
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.2
$50.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$85.4
$78.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$246
$276
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8616
$5079

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$651
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$705
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$659
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$745
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$706
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$904
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$671
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$772
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$635
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$644
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$769
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$649
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$647
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$637
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$535
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$648
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$704
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$689
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$628
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$658
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$700
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$616
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$620
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$626
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$632
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$700
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$653
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$707
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$693
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$666
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$527
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2082
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2313
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1769
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1609
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1228
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1047
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$1803
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$728
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1628
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$999
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$786
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1115
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$1799
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1726
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$560
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$556
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$547
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$523
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1266
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1219
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1230
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$530
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$686
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$871
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$991
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$558
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$543
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$516
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$876
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$642
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$467
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$784
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$540
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$929
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$539
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$547
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$490
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$828
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$580
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$509