Hefei vs Nuremberg - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hefei	Nuremberg
🚶 Cost of living one person	$654	$1777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$4303
🏠 One person rent	$218	$873
🏘️ Family rent	$371	$1471
🍽️ Food expenses	$248	$601
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$165
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$930	$3726
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	84	56
😀 Quality of life	71	91
🏙️ Population	9.37M	526K

The cost of living in Hefei is 63% less expensive than in Nuremberg. Cities ranked 7557th and 2945th ($654 vs $1777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 105th and 156th in China and Germany, respectively. Check China vs Germany comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 2.1 months in Nuremberg. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Nuremberg ranked 24th in Germany, while ranked 3551st and 150th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Nuremberg

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	Hefei	Nuremberg
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.98	$18.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$88
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.34	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$5.28
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$4.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$4.22
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$615
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$1521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$1084
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.9	$255
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.4	$44.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.44%	3.95%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3689	$7454
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1986	$4228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$4.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.9	$68.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$27.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$2.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$3.05
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$3.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$14.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$21.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.36
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$2.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$4.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.35
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.19	$7.01
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.09
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$10.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$16.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$2.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$33.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.75	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$47.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$18.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$98.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.7	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$586
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9430	$17866

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$633
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$615
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$647
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$603
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$669
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$646
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$680
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$519
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$594
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$634
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$765
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$579
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$544
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$665
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$626
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$601
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$601
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$623
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$592
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$525
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$618
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$644
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$652
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$604
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$608
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$632
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$652
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$581
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$556
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$611
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$581
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$684
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$617
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$661
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$623
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$675
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$628
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$514
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$677

Cities near Nuremberg

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.9 km or 4.3 mi	Furth	$1678
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Zirndorf	$1668
14 km or 8.9 mi	Schwabach	$1668
16 km or 9.8 mi	Lauf an der Pegnitz	$1652
17 km or 10 mi	Erlangen	$1637
19 km or 12 mi	Herzogenaurach	$1813
23 km or 14 mi	Roth	$1666
30 km or 18 mi	Forchheim	$1656
34 km or 21 mi	Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz	$1635
40 km or 25 mi	Ansbach	$1461
51 km or 31 mi	Bamberg	$1648
56 km or 35 mi	Amberg	$1359
66 km or 41 mi	Bayreuth	$1491
73 km or 45 mi	Kitzingen	$1536
75 km or 47 mi	Schwandorf	$1583
76 km or 47 mi	Lichtenfels	$1606
76 km or 47 mi	Kulmbach	$1597
79 km or 49 mi	Nordlingen	$1693
80 km or 50 mi	Neuburg an der Donau	$1766
81 km or 50 mi	Ingolstadt	$1819
81 km or 50 mi	Crailsheim	$1743
82 km or 51 mi	Weiden in der Oberpfalz	$1647
85 km or 53 mi	Donauworth	$1735
88 km or 54 mi	Regensburg	$1724
88 km or 55 mi	Ellwangen	$1721
90 km or 56 mi	Schweinfurt	$1551
90 km or 56 mi	Coburg	$1609
91 km or 57 mi	Wurzburg	$1326
95 km or 59 mi	Bad Mergentheim	$1608
99 km or 62 mi	Aalen	$1684
100 km or 62 mi	Sonneberg	$1370
104 km or 65 mi	Schwabisch Hall	$1779
107 km or 67 mi	Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm	$1790
109 km or 68 mi	Heidenheim an der Brenz	$1738
110 km or 69 mi	Bad Kissingen	$1596
112 km or 69 mi	Aichach	$1827
113 km or 70 mi	Hof	$1684
116 km or 72 mi	Gersthofen	$1881
116 km or 72 mi	Cheb	$1327
117 km or 73 mi	Wertheim am Main	$1767