Hefei vs Sharjah - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Sharjah
🚶 Cost of living one person
$654
$1473
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1731
$3212
🏠 One person rent
$218
$912
🏘️ Family rent
$371
$1543
🍽️ Food expenses
$248
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$106
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$930
$2465
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
12 km
🎓 Higher education
84
66
😀 Quality of life
71
87
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.25M

The cost of living in Hefei is 56% less expensive than in Sharjah. Cities ranked 7557th and 4144th ($654 vs $1473) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 105th 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 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.7 months in Sharjah. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Sharjah ranked 2nd in the United Arab Emirates, while ranked 3551st and 352nd 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
$2.98
$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.4
$32.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.34
$8.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.89
$9.48
☕ Cappuccino
$2.25
$3.98
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.88
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$667
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$167
$668
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$384
$1201
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$298
$1225
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$26.4
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$40.9
$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$104
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.44%
4.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3689
$8753
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1986
$6966
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.29
$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.9
$55.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.47
$8.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.08
$0.76
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.56
$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.55
$1.21
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.24
$2.11
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.94
$2.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.5
$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$7.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$2.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.43
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.28
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.72
$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$1.33
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.14
$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.19
$7.81
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$2.21
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.46
$6.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.29
$6.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.78
$4.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$2.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.77
$2.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.4
$60.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.75
$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.1
$47.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.41
$5.43
👖 Brand Jeans
$80.5
$56.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$60.7
$106
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$263
$292
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9430
$7922

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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
10 km or 6.2 mi Ajman
$2183
13 km or 8 mi Dubai
$2420
28 km or 17 mi Umm al-Quwain
$1148
95 km or 59 mi Ras al-Khaimah
$1373
98 km or 61 mi Fujairah
$1214
133 km or 82 mi Al Ain
$1457
142 km or 88 mi Abu Dhabi
$2070
222 km or 138 mi Bandar Abbas
$635
259 km or 161 mi Madinat Zayed
$1710
337 km or 210 mi Seeb
$1080
346 km or 215 mi Nizwa
$796
377 km or 235 mi Muscat
$1135
388 km or 241 mi Doha
$2014
392 km or 243 mi Al Khor
$1923
394 km or 245 mi Jahrom
$545
434 km or 270 mi Fasa
$541
436 km or 271 mi Jiroft
$575
456 km or 283 mi Sirjan
$545
491 km or 305 mi Manama
$1309
492 km or 306 mi Riffa
$1109
493 km or 307 mi Isa Town
$1192
510 km or 317 mi Bam
$563
526 km or 327 mi Chabahar
$575
534 km or 332 mi Dhahran
$931
543 km or 337 mi Dammam
$1037
550 km or 342 mi Shiraz
$565
563 km or 350 mi Marvdasht
$547
564 km or 350 mi Rafsanjan
$613
564 km or 351 mi Qatif
$823
566 km or 352 mi Iranshahr
$627
572 km or 355 mi Kerman
$761
575 km or 358 mi Al-Mubarraz
$793
599 km or 372 mi Borazjan
$489
600 km or 373 mi Jubail
$928
600 km or 373 mi Kazerun
$523
604 km or 375 mi Bushehr
$465
699 km or 434 mi Yasuj
$487
709 km or 440 mi Zahedan
$813
734 km or 456 mi Yazd
$565
771 km or 479 mi Behbahan
$492