Dresden vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1531
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3749
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$706
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$1209
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$528
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$159
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3314
$930
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
65
84
😀 Quality of life
92
71
🏙️ Population
566K
9.37M

The cost of living in Dresden is 134% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 3968th and 7557th ($1531 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th 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 Dresden compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Dresden ranked 19th best city to live in Germany vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 117th and 3551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dresden vs Hefei

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Dresden Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.3
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.9
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.29
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$4.08
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.91
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$716
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$462
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1275
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$840
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$154
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$243
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$38.8
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.93%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5211
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3268
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.75
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.9
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$2.01
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.25
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.89
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.74
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$23
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.41
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.01
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.31
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.57
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.78
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.8
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.68
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.05
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.19
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.4
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.57
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.47
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.68
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$36
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.4
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$55
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.9
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$90.6
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$111
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$390
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16803
$9430

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7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1478
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1476
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1473
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1476
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1460
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1305
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1462
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1227
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1454
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$1006
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$1093
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1494
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1525
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1502
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1474
61 km or 38 mi Most
$1103
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1497
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1280
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1273
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1200
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1478
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1464
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1479
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1510
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1488
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1472
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1334
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1468
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1382
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1401
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1146
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1188
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1576
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1652
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1276
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1375
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1188
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1244
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1196
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1553

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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