Adelaide vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Adelaide	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2338	$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4797	$1731
🏠 One person rent	$1428	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$2032	$371
🍽️ Food expenses	$589	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3804	$930
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	50	84
😀 Quality of life	93	71
🏙️ Population	1.39M	9.37M

The cost of living in Adelaide is 257% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1210th and 7557th ($2338 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 9th and 105th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Adelaide compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Adelaide ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 73rd and 3551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Adelaide vs Hefei

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	Adelaide	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.33	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$4.02	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.76	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1521	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1196	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2231	$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1697	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$114	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$174	$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.2	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.37%	3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8511	$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5565	$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.19	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$81.2	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.7	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.56	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.67	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.48	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.67	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.78	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.21	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$23	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.16	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.16	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.61	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.49	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.7	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.6	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.1	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$123	$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1013	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8002	$9430

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Cities near Adelaide

Distance	City	Cost of living
253 km or 157 mi	Whyalla	$2128
337 km or 209 mi	Mildura	$1904
377 km or 235 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
518 km or 322 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
551 km or 342 mi	Bendigo	$1487
555 km or 345 mi	Ballarat	$1604
618 km or 384 mi	Melton	$1906
623 km or 387 mi	Sunbury	$1928
627 km or 390 mi	Geelong	$2217
633 km or 393 mi	Tarneit	$1822
636 km or 395 mi	Shepparton	$1815
637 km or 396 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
655 km or 407 mi	Melbourne	$2496
658 km or 409 mi	South Yarra	$1829
683 km or 424 mi	Dandenong	$1894
686 km or 426 mi	Griffith	$1824
686 km or 426 mi	Frankston	$1889
694 km or 431 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
695 km or 432 mi	Berwick	$1860
709 km or 440 mi	Pakenham	$1896
797 km or 496 mi	Traralgon	$1979
800 km or 497 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
959 km or 596 mi	Canberra	$2223
971 km or 603 mi	Devonport	$1898
974 km or 605 mi	Dubbo	$1867
985 km or 612 mi	Orange	$1477
1016 km or 631 mi	Goulburn	$1821
1025 km or 637 mi	Bathurst	$1699
1040 km or 646 mi	Launceston	$1753
1125 km or 699 mi	Wollongong	$1695
1138 km or 707 mi	Blacktown	$1710
1143 km or 710 mi	Kellyville	$2050
1146 km or 712 mi	Parramatta	$2482
1162 km or 722 mi	Hobart	$2308
1163 km or 723 mi	Sydney	$2844
1173 km or 729 mi	Dee Why	$2379
1234 km or 767 mi	Newcastle	$1997
1318 km or 819 mi	Armidale	$1288
1330 km or 826 mi	Alice Springs	$1590
1387 km or 862 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796

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