Berlin vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Berlin Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2104
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5039
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$1143
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$2202
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$534
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$288
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3287
$952
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
19 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
100
93
😀 Quality of life
95
65
🏙️ Population
3.76M
9.37M

The cost of living in Berlin is 189% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1583rd and 6780th ($2104 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 68th 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 23rd and 4171st 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
$14.5
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$67
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.2
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.48
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$4.15
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.93
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1178
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$855
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2408
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1752
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$178
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$274
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44.8
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8742
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6444
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.9
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.1
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$29.1
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.3
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.14
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.8
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.5
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.02
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.38
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.83
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.93
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.43
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.15
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.05
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.5
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.69
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.06
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.26
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36.7
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.9
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$57.8
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.5
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.4
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$98.8
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$322
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8961
$8558

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi Teltow
$1739
18 km or 11 mi Hohen Neuendorf
$1783
18 km or 11 mi Hennigsdorf
$1775
20 km or 13 mi Falkensee
$1739
21 km or 13 mi Bernau bei Berlin
$1786
25 km or 16 mi Potsdam
$1730
25 km or 16 mi Ludwigsfelde
$1717
28 km or 18 mi Oranienburg
$1780
30 km or 19 mi Konigs Wusterhausen
$1739
34 km or 21 mi Werder
$1690
34 km or 21 mi Strausberg
$1752
46 km or 29 mi Eberswalde
$1737
49 km or 31 mi Furstenwalde
$1671
50 km or 31 mi Luckenwalde
$1687
57 km or 36 mi Brandenburg an der Havel
$1713
60 km or 37 mi Neuruppin
$1734
72 km or 44 mi Rathenow
$1714
81 km or 50 mi Frankfurt
$1574
86 km or 53 mi Schwedt
$1692
88 km or 55 mi Wittenberg
$1421
97 km or 60 mi Neustrelitz
$1482
97 km or 60 mi Eisenhuttenstadt
$1469
104 km or 65 mi Stendal
$1393
106 km or 66 mi Cottbus
$1261
107 km or 67 mi Burg bei Magdeburg
$1386
107 km or 67 mi Zerbst
$1387
109 km or 68 mi Dessau-Rolau
$1396
109 km or 68 mi Torgau
$1345
116 km or 72 mi Neubrandenburg
$1513
119 km or 74 mi Senftenberg
$1390
121 km or 75 mi Waren
$1470
124 km or 77 mi Bitterfeld-Wolfen
$1372
124 km or 77 mi Schonebeck
$1386
125 km or 78 mi Spremberg
$1349
127 km or 79 mi Magdeburg
$1365
128 km or 79 mi Szczecin
$1169
128 km or 80 mi Kothen
$1384
128 km or 80 mi Gorzow Wielkopolski
$931
131 km or 81 mi Delitzsch
$1387
134 km or 83 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699