Hefei vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hefei	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$727	$2397
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1858	$5694
🏠 One person rent	$277	$1344
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$2215
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$557
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$345
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$952	$4357
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	65	100
🏙️ Population	9.37M	5.03M

The cost of living in Hefei is 70% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6780th and 923rd ($727 vs $2397) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 4th in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.8 months in Melbourne. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 4171st 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	$2.86	$15.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$62.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$8.61
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$3.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1361
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1146
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$2752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$101
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$156
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$54
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.81%	6.33%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3971	$7512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2140	$5768
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$3.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$126
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.68	$21.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$2.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$2.33
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$4.36
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$9.57
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$14.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.61
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$4.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$26.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$6.82
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$7.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$3.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$52.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.67	$15.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43	$56.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.57	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$81.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$1974
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8558	$21306

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Cities near Hefei

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

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1758
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1757
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1876
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1822
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1795
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1799
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1800
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1805
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1892
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1357
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1397
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1829
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1717
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1697
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1788
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1900
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1746
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1798
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2393
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1816
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1748
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2265
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1500
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1674
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1532
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2246
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1732
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1815
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2472
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1997
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2801
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$2286
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1833
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$2013
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1289
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913