Gold Coast vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Gold Coast	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2530	$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5679	$1770
🏠 One person rent	$1644	$214
🏘️ Family rent	$2706	$368
🍽️ Food expenses	$638	$258
🚐 Transport expenses	$112	$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4225	$1012
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	49	84
😀 Quality of life	93	71
🏙️ Population	608K	9.37M

The cost of living in Gold Coast is 278% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 852nd and 7494th ($2530 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 101st in Australia and China, respectively. Check Australia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Gold Coast compared to 1.5 months in Hefei. Gold Coast ranked 5th best city to live in Australia vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 68th and 3146th 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	$20.2	$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$106	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.4	$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.74	$1.03
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$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	$2097	$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1297	$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2832	$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2351	$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$54.2	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.77%	3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8667	$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5294	$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.7	$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15	$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.63	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.69	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.84	$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.53	$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.88	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.26	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.59	$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.2	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.4	$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.93	$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$25.9	$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.29	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.14	$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.53	$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.5	$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14	$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.9	$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.7	$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans	$77.8	$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2112	$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9318	$8681

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Cities near Gold Coast

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.6 km or 3.5 mi	Southport	$2341
71 km or 44 mi	Brisbane	$2323
73 km or 45 mi	Byron Bay	$2672
77 km or 48 mi	Ipswich	$1825
114 km or 71 mi	Caboolture	$1992
138 km or 86 mi	Caloundra	$1863
152 km or 94 mi	Toowoomba	$1720
155 km or 97 mi	Sunshine Coast	$1838
256 km or 159 mi	Coffs Harbour	$2132
308 km or 192 mi	Hervey Bay	$1883
323 km or 201 mi	Armidale	$1273
367 km or 228 mi	Bundaberg	$1720
383 km or 238 mi	Port Macquarie	$1786
511 km or 318 mi	Gladstone	$1643
567 km or 353 mi	Newcastle	$1995
591 km or 367 mi	Rockhampton	$1642
660 km or 410 mi	Dubbo	$1855
669 km or 416 mi	Dee Why	$2354
675 km or 419 mi	Kellyville	$2040
683 km or 424 mi	Blacktown	$1709
683 km or 425 mi	Sydney	$2844
684 km or 425 mi	Parramatta	$2481
703 km or 437 mi	Bathurst	$1701
715 km or 445 mi	Orange	$1460
752 km or 468 mi	Wollongong	$1695
827 km or 514 mi	Goulburn	$1795
904 km or 562 mi	Canberra	$2258
974 km or 605 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1608
988 km or 614 mi	Griffith	$1825
1182 km or 734 mi	Townsville	$2015
1196 km or 743 mi	Shepparton	$1816
1271 km or 789 mi	Mildura	$1905
1294 km or 804 mi	Bendigo	$1493
1299 km or 807 mi	Traralgon	$2000
1337 km or 830 mi	Sunbury	$1933
1338 km or 831 mi	Pakenham	$1936
1342 km or 834 mi	Berwick	$1915
1344 km or 835 mi	Melbourne	$2543
1344 km or 835 mi	South Yarra	$1834
1344 km or 835 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