Dortmund vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1632
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4090
$1702
🏠 One person rent
$762
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$1319
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$561
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$160
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3427
$927
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
93
93
😀 Quality of life
93
69
🏙️ Population
595K
9.37M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 154% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 3401st and 7469th ($1632 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 304th and 101st in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Dortmund compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Dortmund ranked 11th best city to live in Germany vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 84th and 4318th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dortmund Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.4
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.1
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.7
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.81
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.67
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.9
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$755
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$559
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1352
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.4
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.97%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3153
$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2430
$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.95
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$67.7
$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.22
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.48
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.58
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.2
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.3
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.48
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.74
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.3
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.92
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.06
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.11
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.79
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.42
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.33
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.3
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.3
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$93.5
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$106
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$424
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29016
$9056

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1495
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1572
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1558
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1591
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1583
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1549
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1558
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1521
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1542
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1537
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1567
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1631
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1560
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1575
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1566
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1554
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1248
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1558
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1478
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1535
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1563
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1558
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1547
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1463
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1550
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1552
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1506
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1415
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1549
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1579
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1552
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1515
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1521
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1516
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1561
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1533
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1561
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1488
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1555
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1569

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663