Gold Coast vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Gold Coast Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2300
$727
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5003
$1858
🏠 One person rent
$1512
$277
🏘️ Family rent
$2405
$494
🍽️ Food expenses
$542
$229
🚐 Transport expenses
$114
$110
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3406
$952
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
49
93
😀 Quality of life
88
65
🏙️ Population
608K
9.37M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 216% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 1120th and 6780th ($2300 vs $727) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 7th and 68th in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.3 months in Hefei. Gold Coast ranked 7th best city to live in Australia vs Hefei ranked 32nd in China, while ranked 209th and 4171st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Gold Coast vs Hefei

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Gold Coast Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.9
$2.86
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$82.4
$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.3
$5.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.57
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$3.7
$2.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.55
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1455
$256
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1324
$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2455
$564
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2119
$396
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$106
$30.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$164
$47.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$54.9
$17.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.39%
4.81%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9386
$3971
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4352
$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$3.05
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$59.3
$43
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.7
$3.68
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.25
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.35
$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.44
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.08
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.42
$2.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.9
$7.79
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.73
$4.71
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.7
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.28
$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$0.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.7
$1.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.89
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$0.64
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.1
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.84
$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.01
$1.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.9
$17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.61
$0.76
🚬 Cigarette pack
$27.8
$2.83
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.09
$4.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.98
$3.77
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$0.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.11
$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.5
$5.67
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$54.1
$43
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.8
$4.57
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.8
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$102
$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1739
$244
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$7508
$8558

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Distance City Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi Southport
$2141
71 km or 44 mi Brisbane
$2491
73 km or 45 mi Byron Bay
$1958
77 km or 48 mi Ipswich
$1877
114 km or 71 mi Caboolture
$1925
138 km or 86 mi Caloundra
$1754
152 km or 94 mi Toowoomba
$1635
155 km or 97 mi Sunshine Coast
$1733
256 km or 159 mi Coffs Harbour
$1913
308 km or 192 mi Hervey Bay
$1835
323 km or 201 mi Armidale
$1289
367 km or 228 mi Bundaberg
$1689
383 km or 238 mi Port Macquarie
$1661
511 km or 318 mi Gladstone
$1615
567 km or 353 mi Newcastle
$1833
591 km or 367 mi Rockhampton
$1514
660 km or 410 mi Dubbo
$1815
669 km or 416 mi Dee Why
$2286
675 km or 419 mi Kellyville
$1997
683 km or 424 mi Blacktown
$1732
683 km or 425 mi Sydney
$2801
684 km or 425 mi Parramatta
$2472
703 km or 437 mi Bathurst
$1674
715 km or 445 mi Orange
$1500
752 km or 468 mi Wollongong
$1532
827 km or 514 mi Goulburn
$1748
904 km or 562 mi Canberra
$2393
974 km or 605 mi Wagga Wagga
$1628
988 km or 614 mi Griffith
$1746
1182 km or 734 mi Townsville
$1303
1196 km or 743 mi Shepparton
$1717
1271 km or 789 mi Mildura
$1816
1294 km or 804 mi Bendigo
$1397
1299 km or 807 mi Traralgon
$1829
1337 km or 830 mi Sunbury
$1822
1338 km or 831 mi Pakenham
$1805
1342 km or 834 mi Berwick
$1800
1344 km or 835 mi Melbourne
$2397
1344 km or 835 mi South Yarra
$1758
1344 km or 835 mi Dandenong
$1876

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699