Cologne vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1941
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4759
$1770
🏠 One person rent
$1049
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1816
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$538
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$208
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3341
$1012
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
92
84
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
1.09M
9.37M

The cost of living in Cologne is 190% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 2200th and 7494th ($1941 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 101st in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cologne compared to 1.5 months in Hefei. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 21st and 3146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cologne vs Hefei

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Cologne Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$16.2
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.1
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.7
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.56
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.76
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1071
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$805
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1941
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1445
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$150
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$231
$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$40.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8050
$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5385
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.12
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$69
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$26.4
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.08
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.16
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.11
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.14
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$27.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.12
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.17
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.38
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.48
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.24
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.3
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.17
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.61
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.75
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.95
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.8
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.1
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55.4
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.1
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$95.1
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1042
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23900
$8681

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1728
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1972
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1715
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1713
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1726
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1722
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1689
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1732
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1693
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1713
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1699
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1689
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1716
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1721
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1696
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1674
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1764
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1686
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1667
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1711
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1657
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1738
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1948
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1673
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1698
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1658
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1631
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1662
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1653
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1668
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1652
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1617
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1653
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1597
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1665
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1685
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1629
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1650
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1686
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1913

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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