Dortmund vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated:

Livingcost

Dortmund Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1482
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3769
$1770
🏠 One person rent
$675
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$1171
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$516
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3356
$1012
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
94
84
😀 Quality of life
81
71
🏙️ Population
595K
9.37M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 121% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 4048th and 7494th ($1482 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 555th and 101st in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Dortmund compared to 1.5 months in Hefei. Dortmund ranked 58th best city to live in Germany vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 625th and 3146th among best cities to live in the world.

Salary adjustment calculator
the estimated difference in money purchasing power

Share this picture

Prices in Dortmund vs Hefei

Prices for goods and services in Dortmund and Hefei are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Dortmund Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.8
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$68.5
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.32
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$3.85
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.08
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$625
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1142
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$911
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$107
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$166
$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$48.5
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.92%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3134
$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2319
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.16
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$21.1
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.06
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.43
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.09
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.68
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.9
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$24
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.15
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.29
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.39
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.64
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.62
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.26
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.66
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.14
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.4
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$6.99
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.77
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.8
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$51.6
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.4
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$91.4
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.8
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$419
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$28831
$8681

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living

More cities to compare

Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Dortmund

Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1472
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1534
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1530
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1533
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1559
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1528
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1545
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1532
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1552
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1555
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1554
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1624
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1548
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1538
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1555
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1571
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1237
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1565
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1508
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1580
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1559
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1565
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1552
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1502
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1565
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1572
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1427
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1589
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1581
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1568
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1663
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1683
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1519
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1538
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1577
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1547
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1580
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1598

Cities near Hefei

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