Dresden vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Dresden Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1462
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3582
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$729
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$1362
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$467
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$142
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3112
$952
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
10 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
65
93
😀 Quality of life
89
65
🏙️ Population
563K
9.37M

The cost of living in Dresden is 101% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 3857th and 6780th ($1462 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 506th and 68th 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 1.3 months in Hefei. Dresden ranked 30th best city to live in Germany vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 203rd and 4171st 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
$12
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$54.8
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.2
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.46
$0.84
☕ Cappuccino
$3.54
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.46
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$710
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$466
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1354
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$981
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$263
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.96%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5042
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3939
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.35
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.7
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.4
$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.9
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.18
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.74
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.89
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.74
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.28
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.9
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.4
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.25
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.42
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.37
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.59
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$32.7
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.5
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$297
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12328
$8558

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Distance City Cost of living
7.2 km or 4.5 mi Freital
$1404
7.7 km or 4.8 mi Radebeul
$1413
14 km or 8.9 mi Coswig
$1386
17 km or 11 mi Pirna
$1393
22 km or 14 mi Meissen
$1354
32 km or 20 mi Freiberg
$1215
42 km or 26 mi Riesa
$1330
44 km or 28 mi Decin
$1107
44 km or 28 mi Dobeln
$1306
47 km or 29 mi Teplice
$929
48 km or 30 mi Usti nad Labem
$978
50 km or 31 mi Bautzen
$1377
51 km or 31 mi Litvinov
$1362
55 km or 34 mi Senftenberg
$1390
56 km or 35 mi Hoyerswerda
$1369
61 km or 38 mi Most
$957
62 km or 39 mi Chemnitz
$1228
64 km or 40 mi Litomerice
$1103
69 km or 43 mi Ceska Lipa
$1130
69 km or 43 mi Chomutov
$1051
72 km or 45 mi Limbach-Oberfrohna
$1261
73 km or 45 mi Spremberg
$1349
73 km or 46 mi Annaberg-Buchholz
$1261
74 km or 46 mi Grimma
$1347
76 km or 47 mi Torgau
$1345
77 km or 48 mi Zittau
$1353
87 km or 54 mi Glauchau
$1210
88 km or 55 mi Gorlitz
$1364
89 km or 55 mi Cottbus
$1261
92 km or 57 mi Altenburg
$1273
95 km or 59 mi Zwickau
$1095
98 km or 61 mi Liberec
$1106
98 km or 61 mi Markkleeberg
$1406
100 km or 62 mi Leipzig
$1449
101 km or 63 mi Werdau
$1191
104 km or 65 mi Kladno
$1244
107 km or 66 mi Jablonec nad Nisou
$1035
108 km or 67 mi Mlada Boleslav
$1216
110 km or 68 mi Karlovy Vary
$1024
111 km or 69 mi Delitzsch
$1387

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699