Dresden vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1555
$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3707
$1702
🏠 One person rent
$755
$216
🏘️ Family rent
$1271
$373
🍽️ Food expenses
$510
$243
🚐 Transport expenses
$155
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3206
$927
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
65
93
😀 Quality of life
89
69
🏙️ Population
566K
9.37M

The cost of living in Dresden is 142% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 3768th and 7469th ($1555 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 462nd 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 Dresden compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Dresden ranked 28th best city to live in Germany vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 263rd and 4318th among best cities to live in the world.

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Dresden Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.8
$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$72.4
$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11
$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.15
$0.77
☕ Cappuccino
$3.93
$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.53
$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$706
$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$491
$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1259
$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$871
$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$182
$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$283
$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$39.1
$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.04%
3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5084
$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3851
$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.74
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$68.2
$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.8
$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.99
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.23
$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.85
$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.61
$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.3
$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.7
$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.26
$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.95
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.72
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.59
$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.02
$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.15
$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.21
$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.55
$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.43
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$35.7
$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.9
$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$53.6
$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.1
$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans
$84.9
$70
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$342
$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14681
$9056

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1490
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1485
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1475
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1473
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1448
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1301
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1436
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1182
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1408
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$986
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1063
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1432
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1489
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1486
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1446
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1028
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1385
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1196
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1211
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1125
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1374
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1435
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1401
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1491
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1471
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1427
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1251
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1428
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1363
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1396
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1084
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1195
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1601
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1690
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1207
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1337
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1152
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1187
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1117
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1563

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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