Dortmund vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$750
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$930
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
94
84
😀 Quality of life
95
71
🏙️ Population
595K
9.37M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 150% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 3504th and 7557th ($1637 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 105th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Dortmund compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 33rd and 3551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Hefei

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Dortmund Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$17.3
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$9430

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1515
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1584
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1576
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1614
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1622
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1566
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1579
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1559
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1570
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1572
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1573
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1638
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1561
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1587
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1593
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1586
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1249
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1570
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1531
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1548
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1574
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1575
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1573
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1512
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1570
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1564
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1508
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1445
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1565
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1598
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1572
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1619
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1586
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1561
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1575
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1549
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1570
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1486
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1579
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1579

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677