Cologne vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cologne Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1851
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4479
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$1019
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$1819
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$184
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3275
$952
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
92
93
😀 Quality of life
97
65
🏙️ Population
1.08M
9.37M

The cost of living in Cologne is 155% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 2308th and 6780th ($1851 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 68th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Cologne compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Cologne ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 16th and 4171st 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
$14
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$61.8
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.8
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.71
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.81
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1023
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$801
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2061
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1459
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$129
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$195
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$44
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6540
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5856
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.6
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.2
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.98
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.91
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.85
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.09
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.84
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.61
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.81
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.71
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.34
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.37
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.07
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.82
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.07
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.35
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.86
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.7
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$19.9
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$103
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$822
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16860
$8558

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Distance City Cost of living
9.2 km or 5.7 mi Hurth
$1610
10 km or 6.4 mi Leverkusen
$1947
10 km or 6.4 mi Frechen
$1636
13 km or 7.9 mi Bruhl
$1529
13 km or 7.9 mi Pulheim
$1638
14 km or 8.4 mi Wesseling
$1576
14 km or 8.5 mi Bergisch Gladbach
$1557
15 km or 9.3 mi Niederkassel
$1593
16 km or 10 mi Rosrath
$1577
18 km or 11 mi Monheim am Rhein
$1647
19 km or 12 mi Dormagen
$1620
19 km or 12 mi Erftstadt
$1563
19 km or 12 mi Langenfeld
$1634
20 km or 12 mi Troisdorf
$1586
20 km or 12 mi Leichlingen
$1612
20 km or 12 mi Kerpen
$1580
21 km or 13 mi Bornheim
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Lohmar
$1566
22 km or 14 mi Bergheim
$1582
23 km or 15 mi Siegburg
$1572
24 km or 15 mi Overath
$1530
25 km or 16 mi Sankt Augustin
$1594
25 km or 16 mi Bonn
$1765
26 km or 16 mi Hilden
$1578
26 km or 16 mi Solingen
$1652
27 km or 17 mi Elsdorf
$1564
28 km or 17 mi Wermelskirchen
$1493
28 km or 17 mi Haan
$1558
28 km or 18 mi Bedburg
$1569
29 km or 18 mi Hennef
$1531
31 km or 19 mi Grevenbroich
$1567
31 km or 19 mi Remscheid
$1415
31 km or 20 mi Erkrath
$1571
33 km or 20 mi Konigswinter
$1453
34 km or 21 mi Euskirchen
$1550
34 km or 21 mi Neuss
$1566
34 km or 21 mi Mettmann
$1527
35 km or 21 mi Zulpich
$1548
35 km or 21 mi Meckenheim
$1542
35 km or 22 mi Dusseldorf
$1861

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