Dortmund vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1523
$507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3916
$1419
🏠 One person rent
$736
$184
🏘️ Family rent
$1527
$364
🍽️ Food expenses
$492
$186
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$67.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3396
$623
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
93
71
😀 Quality of life
78
61
🏙️ Population
593K
10.6M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 200% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 3604th and 8633rd ($1523 vs $507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 376th and 531st 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 1.2 months in Shijiazhuang. Dortmund ranked 57th best city to live in Germany vs Shijiazhuang ranked 35th in China, while ranked 692nd and 5079th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dortmund vs Shijiazhuang

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Dortmund Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$1.91
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.9
$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.9
$5.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.09
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$3.55
$3.39
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.94
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$664
$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$489
$116
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1250
$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1220
$264
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$168
$43.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$257
$67.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.6
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
3.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2991
$2374
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2357
$1669
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.56
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$65.8
$12.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.6
$3.88
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.05
$1.08
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.62
$1.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.4
$2.54
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$9.71
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.88
$1.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$1.14
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$0.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.27
$1.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.19
$0.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.72
$3.56
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.07
$3.54
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$3.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.71
$2.84
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.27
$1.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$34.7
$13.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.4
$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.3
$34.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$4.16
👖 Brand Jeans
$114
$40.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$132
$71.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$409
$395
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12215
$4947

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Distance City Cost of living
10 km or 6.4 mi Schwerte
$1424
11 km or 6.9 mi Castrop-Rauxel
$1490
12 km or 7.4 mi Lunen
$1449
13 km or 7.9 mi Waltrop
$1376
13 km or 8 mi Witten
$1378
13 km or 8 mi Herdecke
$1472
15 km or 9.2 mi Wetter
$1466
16 km or 9.7 mi Unna
$1432
16 km or 10 mi Bergkamen
$1458
16 km or 10 mi Kamen
$1451
17 km or 11 mi Hagen
$1541
17 km or 11 mi Herne
$1586
18 km or 11 mi Bochum
$1618
18 km or 11 mi Datteln
$1431
19 km or 12 mi Selm
$1458
20 km or 12 mi Werne
$1465
20 km or 13 mi Iserlohn
$1184
21 km or 13 mi Oer-Erkenschwick
$1462
21 km or 13 mi Frondenberg
$1399
22 km or 13 mi Recklinghausen
$1451
22 km or 14 mi Gevelsberg
$1457
23 km or 14 mi Sprockhovel
$1442
23 km or 14 mi Hattingen
$1470
25 km or 15 mi Menden
$1386
25 km or 15 mi Herten
$1486
25 km or 16 mi Ennepetal
$1451
25 km or 16 mi Gelsenkirchen
$1439
25 km or 16 mi Hemer
$1346
27 km or 17 mi Schwelm
$1419
28 km or 18 mi Ludinghausen
$1488
29 km or 18 mi Marl
$1477
30 km or 18 mi Hamm
$1469
31 km or 19 mi Werl
$1439
32 km or 20 mi Essen
$1525
33 km or 20 mi Haltern am See
$1480
34 km or 21 mi Gladbeck
$1472
35 km or 21 mi Ludenscheid
$1518
35 km or 22 mi Wuppertal
$1206
35 km or 22 mi Velbert
$1465
36 km or 22 mi Radevormwald
$1452

Cities near Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$547
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$555
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$568
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$588
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$614
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$572
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$575
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$605
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$632
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$637
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$616
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$677
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$482
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$608
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$620
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$609
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$611
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$634
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$577
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$598
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$670
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$500
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$570
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$649
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$675
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$679
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$507
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$769
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$720
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$602
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$538
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$597
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$608
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$619
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$648
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$668
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$747
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$693
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$729
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$734