Canberra vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Canberra	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2019	$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4571	$1702
🏠 One person rent	$1242	$216
🏘️ Family rent	$1958	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$519	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$129	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3565	$927
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	30	93
😀 Quality of life	86	69
🏙️ Population	381K	9.37M

The cost of living in Canberra is 214% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1949th and 7469th ($2019 vs $643) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 14th and 101st in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Canberra compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Canberra ranked 10th best city to live in Australia vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 413th and 4318th 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	$14.3	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.8	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.5	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.6	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$3.3	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.6	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1348	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1007	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2461	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1543	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.7	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.01%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7420	$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4762	$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.28	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$105	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$17.7	$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.41	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.51	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.15	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.27	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.77	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.11	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.3	$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.74	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$24.8	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.44	$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.37	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.5	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.9	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$49.7	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1751	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13305	$9056

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Cities near Canberra

Distance	City	Cost of living
81 km or 50 mi	Goulburn	$1678
161 km or 100 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
187 km or 116 mi	Wollongong	$1580
212 km or 132 mi	Bathurst	$1568
223 km or 139 mi	Orange	$1364
235 km or 146 mi	Blacktown	$1599
238 km or 148 mi	Parramatta	$2292
243 km or 151 mi	Kellyville	$1888
247 km or 154 mi	Sydney	$2640
261 km or 162 mi	Dee Why	$2181
303 km or 188 mi	Griffith	$1667
341 km or 212 mi	Dubbo	$1747
357 km or 222 mi	Shepparton	$1662
358 km or 222 mi	Newcastle	$1839
397 km or 246 mi	Traralgon	$1813
448 km or 278 mi	Pakenham	$1725
454 km or 282 mi	Berwick	$1706
459 km or 285 mi	Dandenong	$1736
464 km or 288 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
466 km or 289 mi	South Yarra	$1681
466 km or 290 mi	Bendigo	$1362
466 km or 290 mi	Melbourne	$2308
470 km or 292 mi	Sunbury	$1768
477 km or 297 mi	Frankston	$1728
485 km or 302 mi	Melton	$1738
488 km or 303 mi	Tarneit	$1673
489 km or 304 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
531 km or 330 mi	Geelong	$2058
535 km or 332 mi	Ballarat	$1464
554 km or 344 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
583 km or 362 mi	Armidale	$1184
649 km or 403 mi	Mildura	$1771
669 km or 415 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
684 km or 425 mi	Warrnambool	$1718
698 km or 434 mi	Devonport	$1786
706 km or 438 mi	Launceston	$1660
796 km or 495 mi	Mount Gambier	$1753
852 km or 529 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
858 km or 533 mi	Hobart	$2127
902 km or 560 mi	Toowoomba	$1639

Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$620
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$601
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$631
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$592
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$629
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$672
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$509
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$583
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$617
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$753
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$567
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$532
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$659
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$595
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$590
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$610
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$582
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$602
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$639
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$597
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$642
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$563
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$597
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$570
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$674
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$602
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$620
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$622
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$499
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$663