Frankfurt vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Frankfurt Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1902
$707
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4451
$1809
🏠 One person rent
$1097
$269
🏘️ Family rent
$1947
$483
🍽️ Food expenses
$485
$222
🚐 Transport expenses
$172
$108
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3920
$933
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
87
93
😀 Quality of life
94
67
🏙️ Population
759K
9.37M

The cost of living in Frankfurt is 169% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 2040th and 6756th ($1902 vs $707) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 8th and 82nd 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 Frankfurt compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Frankfurt ranked 5th best city to live in Germany vs Hefei ranked 28th in China, while ranked 38th and 3921st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Frankfurt vs Hefei

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Frankfurt Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.2
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$66
$20.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.54
$4.89
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.12
$0.83
 Cappuccino
$3.78
$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.92
$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1156
$250
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$808
$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2055
$554
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1525
$388
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$176
$29.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$273
$45.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$43.4
$16.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.88%
4.87%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8253
$3876
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4831
$2072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.65
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$64.2
$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.93
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.26
$1.64
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.02
$1.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.39
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.75
$1.77
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.9
$8.85
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.2
$4.66
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.5
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.59
$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$0.95
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.31
$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$1.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.45
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.86
$1.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.93
$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.09
$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack
$8.51
$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.38
$4.57
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.57
$3.64
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.49
$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2
$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$47.4
$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$5.53
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$81.7
$41.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$20
$4.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$81.1
$86.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$89.3
$83.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$506
$238
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14318
$8280

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Distance City Cost of living
6.4 km or 4 mi Offenbach am Main
$1560
6.6 km or 4.1 mi Neu-Isenburg
$1651
8.2 km or 5.1 mi Bad Vilbel
$1653
8.6 km or 5.3 mi Eschborn
$1684
11 km or 6.6 mi Dreieich
$1644
11 km or 6.7 mi Muhlheim am Main
$1588
12 km or 7.3 mi Maintal
$1600
12 km or 7.7 mi Oberursel
$1656
13 km or 8 mi Obertshausen
$1586
13 km or 8.2 mi Bad Soden
$1657
14 km or 8.4 mi Dietzenbach
$1620
14 km or 8.6 mi Bad Homburg vor der Hohe
$1652
14 km or 8.6 mi Langen
$1660
15 km or 9.1 mi Karben
$1638
15 km or 9.1 mi Hattersheim am Main
$1660
16 km or 9.9 mi Morfelden-Walldorf
$1674
16 km or 10 mi Friedrichsdorf
$1648
16 km or 10 mi Kelkheim
$1649
17 km or 11 mi Hofheim
$1644
17 km or 11 mi Hanau
$1593
18 km or 11 mi Rodgau
$1605
18 km or 11 mi Rodermark
$1628
19 km or 12 mi Bruchkobel
$1606
21 km or 13 mi Florsheim am Main
$1651
22 km or 14 mi Nidderau
$1616
22 km or 14 mi Seligenstadt
$1603
23 km or 14 mi Russelsheim am Main
$1654
24 km or 15 mi Weiterstadt
$1725
25 km or 16 mi Friedberg
$1624
26 km or 16 mi Gro-Gerau
$1684
28 km or 17 mi Darmstadt
$1824
29 km or 18 mi Bad Nauheim
$1630
30 km or 18 mi Griesheim
$1721
32 km or 20 mi Wiesbaden
$1713
32 km or 20 mi Idstein
$1631
32 km or 20 mi Mainz
$1673
33 km or 20 mi Gro-Umstadt
$1657
34 km or 21 mi Riedstadt
$1704
35 km or 22 mi Pfungstadt
$1725
36 km or 22 mi Butzbach
$1574

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$696
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$655
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$702
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$687
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$746
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$728
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$898
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$532
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$624
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$700
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$740
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$671
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$708
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$789
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$645
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$660
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$626
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$524
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$631
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$720
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$694
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$625
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$643
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$652
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$707
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$604
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$617
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$625
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$621
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$707
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$641
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$699
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$713
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$713
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$532
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$696