Cost of Living in Herford

Updated:

Livingcost

Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$1489
$3846
🛋️ Without rent
$744
$2288
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$745
$1558
🍽️ Food
$525
$1372
🚐 Transport
$69.1
$191
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3317
😀 Quality of life
71
🏙️ Population
67.5K

The average cost of living in Herford is $1489, which is close to the world's average cost of living, ranked 3749th out of 9294 in our global list, 451st out of 662 in Germany, and 116th out of 201 in North Rhine-Westphalia.

The median after-tax salary is $3317, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months. Ranked 2098th (TOP 23%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 317th best city to live in Germany, and 122nd most liveable city in North Rhine-Westphalia. With an estimated population of 67.5K, Herford is the 130th largest city in Germany.

✈️ Closest airport 33 km Buckeburg Air Base
😷 Air quality Excellent 9.5 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 414 University of Bielefeld
Cost of living in Herford infographic

Share this infographic!

Prices in Herford

Prices for goods and services in Herford are partly crowdsourced by our visitors, just like yourself. Please consider telling us about your city.

Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$14.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$70.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.51
 Cappuccino
$3.53
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.75
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$585
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$490
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1365
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1187
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$185
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$284
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$51.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4198
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$55.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.46
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.05
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.68
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.66
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.66
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$7.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$63.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10409

Cost of living in other countries

Cost of living