Canberra vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Canberra	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2223	$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4990	$1731
🏠 One person rent	$1398	$218
🏘️ Family rent	$2158	$371
🍽️ Food expenses	$563	$248
🚐 Transport expenses	$119	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4087	$930
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	30	84
😀 Quality of life	85	71
🏙️ Population	381K	9.37M

The cost of living in Canberra is 240% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1443rd and 7557th ($2223 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 105th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Canberra ranked 13th best city to live in Australia vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 479th and 3551st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Canberra vs Hefei

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	Canberra	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.1	$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.54	$0.89
☕ Cappuccino	$3.66	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1538	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1150	$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2721	$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1726	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$182	$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$50.8	$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.89%	3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8609	$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5425	$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.53	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$88.3	$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$16.6	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.62	$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.14	$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.7	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.61	$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.69	$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.66	$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.89	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.28	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.86	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$26.9	$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.98	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.81	$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.5	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.08	$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.5	$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$52.8	$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$79.1	$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2023	$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15408	$9430

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1821
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1583
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1695
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1699
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1477
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1710
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2482
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$2050
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2844
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2379
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1824
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1867
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1815
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1997
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1979
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1896
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1860
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1894
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1798
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1829
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1487
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2496
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1928
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1889
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1906
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1822
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1854
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2217
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1604
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1288
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1904
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2172
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1870
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1898
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1753
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1901
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2703
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2308
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1766

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