Hamburg City vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hamburg City	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2022	$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5040	$1858
🏠 One person rent	$1032	$277
🏘️ Family rent	$1994	$494
🍽️ Food expenses	$592	$229
🚐 Transport expenses	$244	$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3442	$952
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	84	93
😀 Quality of life	94	65
🏙️ Population	1.89M	9.37M

The cost of living in Hamburg City is 178% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1809th and 6780th ($2022 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 68th in Germany and China, respectively. Check Germany vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Hamburg City compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Hamburg City ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 42nd and 4171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hamburg City vs Hefei

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	Hamburg City	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.6	$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.7	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.2	$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$4.4	$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.33	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1068	$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$783	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2256	$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1587	$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$147	$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$227	$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.8	$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.97%	4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9009	$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5949	$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.89	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.9	$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.8	$3.68
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.04	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.17	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.39	$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.75	$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.9	$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.08	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.28	$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.9	$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.9	$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.27	$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.72	$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.08	$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.16	$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.7	$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.31	$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.88	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.4	$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$61.2	$43
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.6	$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$239	$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23771	$8558

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Cities near Hamburg City

Distance	City	Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi	Reinbek	$1614
17 km or 11 mi	Norderstedt	$1594
18 km or 11 mi	Pinneberg	$1579
20 km or 13 mi	Wedel	$1581
21 km or 13 mi	Ahrensburg	$1614
21 km or 13 mi	Buxtehude	$1515
21 km or 13 mi	Quickborn	$1589
25 km or 15 mi	Winsen	$1485
28 km or 17 mi	Geesthacht	$1608
32 km or 20 mi	Elmshorn	$1566
32 km or 20 mi	Kaltenkirchen	$1581
35 km or 22 mi	Stade	$1520
38 km or 24 mi	Bad Oldesloe	$1629
43 km or 27 mi	Luneburg	$1447
52 km or 33 mi	Itzehoe	$1549
57 km or 36 mi	Lubeck	$1704
58 km or 36 mi	Neumunster	$1540
62 km or 38 mi	Bad Schwartau	$1649
63 km or 39 mi	Rotenburg an der Wumme	$1543
64 km or 40 mi	Soltau	$1538
75 km or 47 mi	Uelzen	$1570
81 km or 50 mi	Walsrode	$1554
83 km or 52 mi	Geestland	$1555
86 km or 54 mi	Kiel	$1546
87 km or 54 mi	Verden an der Aller	$1546
87 km or 54 mi	Rendsburg	$1500
88 km or 54 mi	Osterholz-Scharmbeck	$1557
88 km or 55 mi	Achim	$1547
93 km or 57 mi	Cuxhaven	$1547
93 km or 58 mi	Heide	$1520
94 km or 58 mi	Bremerhaven	$1627
94 km or 58 mi	Schwerin	$1245
95 km or 59 mi	Bremen City	$1799
102 km or 63 mi	Nordenham	$1584
103 km or 64 mi	Celle	$1523
103 km or 64 mi	Eckernforde	$1498
104 km or 64 mi	Wismar	$1364
106 km or 66 mi	Syke	$1539
107 km or 66 mi	Delmenhorst	$1551
109 km or 68 mi	Salzwedel	$1388

Cities near Hefei

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