Dusseldorf vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Dusseldorf	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1772	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4419	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$985	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$1862	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$495	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$158	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3209	$991
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	92	93
😀 Quality of life	95	66
🏙️ Population	631K	9.37M

The cost of living in Dusseldorf is 184% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 2469th and 7405th ($1772 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 160th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Dusseldorf compared to 1.6 months in Hefei. Dusseldorf ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 27th and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Dusseldorf vs Hefei

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	Dusseldorf	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$14.4	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.1	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.58	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$3.95	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$930	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$738	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1883	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1479	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.6	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.99%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6638	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5584	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.47	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.4	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.85	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.2	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.95	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.74	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.89	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.9	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.6	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.64	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.62	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.87	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.02	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.87	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.91	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.43	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.3	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.2	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$55.5	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$92.1	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$721	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21276	$8278

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Cities near Dusseldorf

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Neuss	$1495
9.4 km or 5.8 mi	Ratingen	$1497
9.9 km or 6.2 mi	Erkrath	$1516
10 km or 6.3 mi	Kaarst	$1500
13 km or 8.3 mi	Hilden	$1522
14 km or 8.5 mi	Mettmann	$1479
16 km or 9.8 mi	Dormagen	$1561
16 km or 9.9 mi	Willich	$1476
17 km or 11 mi	Monheim am Rhein	$1576
17 km or 11 mi	Haan	$1517
17 km or 11 mi	Heiligenhaus	$1444
18 km or 11 mi	Langenfeld	$1577
18 km or 11 mi	Krefeld	$1494
19 km or 12 mi	Korschenbroich	$1490
19 km or 12 mi	Wulfrath	$1433
20 km or 13 mi	Grevenbroich	$1499
21 km or 13 mi	Leichlingen	$1559
22 km or 14 mi	Tonisvorst	$1471
22 km or 14 mi	Velbert	$1428
22 km or 14 mi	Duisburg	$1314
23 km or 14 mi	Solingen	$1580
23 km or 14 mi	Mulheim	$1434
24 km or 15 mi	Monchengladbach	$1511
26 km or 16 mi	Pulheim	$1572
26 km or 16 mi	Leverkusen	$1822
27 km or 17 mi	Viersen	$1469
27 km or 17 mi	Oberhausen	$1485
27 km or 17 mi	Moers	$1439
28 km or 17 mi	Neukirchen-Vluyn	$1445
28 km or 17 mi	Wuppertal	$1233
29 km or 18 mi	Kempen	$1460
29 km or 18 mi	Remscheid	$1494
30 km or 18 mi	Bedburg	$1504
30 km or 18 mi	Essen	$1443
31 km or 19 mi	Bergheim	$1518
32 km or 20 mi	Wermelskirchen	$1497
34 km or 21 mi	Bottrop	$1367
34 km or 21 mi	Kamp-Lintfort	$1435
34 km or 21 mi	Hattingen	$1444
35 km or 22 mi	Cologne	$1744

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665