Dortmund vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dortmund Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1637
$493
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4119
$1325
🏠 One person rent
$750
$188
🏘️ Family rent
$1294
$321
🍽️ Food expenses
$579
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$163
$64
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3601
$705
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
94
58
😀 Quality of life
95
68
🏙️ Population
595K
10.6M

The cost of living in Dortmund is 232% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 3504th and 8757th ($1637 vs $493) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 330th and 518th 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 Shijiazhuang. Dortmund ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Shijiazhuang ranked 38th in China, while ranked 33rd and 4718th 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
$17.3
$1.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$79
$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$13.1
$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$0.79
☕ Cappuccino
$3.87
$2.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.3
$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$738
$209
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$545
$117
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1337
$380
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1001
$208
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$110
$45.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$169
$72.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$56.9
$6.43
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.95%
3.19%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3201
$2408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2354
$1688
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$4.17
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.4
$13
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$3.55
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.05
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.29
$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.57
$1.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.66
$0.68
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.04
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$13.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13
$2.58
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$22.2
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.52
$1.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$0.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.16
$1.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.94
$0.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.81
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.75
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.32
$0.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.01
$3.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.3
$3.01
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.14
$3.76
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.82
$2.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.45
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.37
$1.25
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$41.3
$13.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.9
$5.44
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.6
$33
💇 Haircut, simple
$17.5
$4.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$96.5
$30.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$91.9
$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$428
$396
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$29493
$5006

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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 Shijiazhuang

Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$519
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$524
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$521
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$525
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$558
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$528
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$550
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$512
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$562
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$568
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$508
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$466
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$468
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$542
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$562
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$540
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$572
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$545
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$567
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$538
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$492
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$518
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$555
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$564
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$645
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$646
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$523
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$734
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$621
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$492
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$505
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$540
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$531
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$610
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$666
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$584
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$659
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$630
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$770
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$716