Hefei vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$5150
🏠 One person rent	$205	$1216
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$1971
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$541
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$296
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$3902
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	66	100
🏙️ Population	9.37M	5.03M

The cost of living in Hefei is 72% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 7405th and 1365th ($625 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 4th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 3963rd and 1st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Melbourne

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	Hefei	Melbourne
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$14.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$67.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$9.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$8.09
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$3.38
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.54
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$1287
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$1014
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$2611
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$1561
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$49.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.24%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$6900
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$5335
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$3.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$117
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$15.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$2.2
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$4.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$9.78
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$9.79
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$14.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.91
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.59
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$4.57
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$29
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$5.67
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$3.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$3.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$47.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$52.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$70.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$1683
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$19705

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1620
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1625
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1645
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1691
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1669
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1671
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1643
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1654
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1981
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1390
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1291
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1727
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1601
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1768
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1619
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1651
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2023
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1691
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1616
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2106
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1511
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1538
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1416
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$1978
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1584
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1702
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2252
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1824
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2539
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2099
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1448
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1185
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963