Brisbane vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Brisbane Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2323
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5585
$1770
🏠 One person rent
$1439
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$2525
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$586
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$144
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4313
$1012
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
66
84
😀 Quality of life
97
71
🏙️ Population
2.71M
9.37M

The cost of living in Brisbane is 247% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1241st and 7494th ($2323 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 101st in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Brisbane compared to 1.5 months in Hefei. Brisbane ranked 3rd best city to live in Australia vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 3rd and 3146th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Brisbane vs Hefei

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Brisbane Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.8
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$71.2
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.3
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.69
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$4.32
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.85
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1733
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1173
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3028
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2142
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$98.5
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$151
$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.91%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8341
$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5970
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.35
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$23.5
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.39
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.63
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.24
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.91
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.18
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.56
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.14
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.12
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.87
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.07
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.95
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.2
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$4.98
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$24.3
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.15
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.18
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.49
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.62
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$53.3
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$61.5
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$24
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$87.8
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$115
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2164
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13265
$8681

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Distance City Cost of living
31 km or 19 mi Ipswich
$1825
45 km or 28 mi Caboolture
$1992
66 km or 41 mi Southport
$2341
71 km or 44 mi Gold Coast
$2530
75 km or 47 mi Caloundra
$1863
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1838
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1720
143 km or 89 mi Byron Bay
$2672
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1883
299 km or 186 mi Bundaberg
$1720
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1273
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1643
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
520 km or 323 mi Rockhampton
$1642
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1995
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1855
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2354
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2040
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1709
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2481
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1701
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1460
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1795
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2258
1006 km or 625 mi Wagga Wagga
$1608
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1825
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$2015
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1816
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1905
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1493
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$2000
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1933
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1936
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2543
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1915
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1834
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1913

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693