Hefei vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$670
$1543
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1770
$3341
🏠 One person rent
$214
$990
🏘️ Family rent
$368
$1686
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$334
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$98.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1012
$2274
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
84
66
😀 Quality of life
71
86
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.25M

The cost of living in Hefei is 57% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7494th and 3851st ($670 vs $1543) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 5th 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 1.5 months in Hefei compared to 1.5 months in Sharjah. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3146th and 367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Sharjah

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Hefei Sharjah
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$5.41
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$32.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.4
$8.14
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$9.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$672
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$772
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$1207
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$1417
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$138
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$210
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$100
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.17%
4.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3568
$8219
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$5942
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$2.03
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$47
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$8.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.81
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$1.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$1.92
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$2.79
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$6.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.09
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.59
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$1.38
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$1.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$1.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$2.67
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$8.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$2.47
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$6.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$2.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$57
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$47.4
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$5.59
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$62.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8681
$8199

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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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2356
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2470
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1170
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1355
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1173
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1455
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2133
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$620
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1791
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1082
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$797
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1193
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2100
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$2015
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$494
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$497
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$526
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$521
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1340
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1062
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1218
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$514
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$530
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$965
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1059
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$505
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$485
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$558
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$778
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$559
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$700
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$821
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$457
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$917
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$471
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$454
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$459
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$717
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$517
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$469