Berlin vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$1731
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$371
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$930
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	100	84
😀 Quality of life	95	71
🏙️ Population	3.78M	9.37M

The cost of living in Berlin is 252% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1275th and 7557th ($2302 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 105th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 35th and 3551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Hefei

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	Berlin	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$9430

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Hefei

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