Hefei vs Melbourne - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hefei	Melbourne
🚶 Cost of living one person	$707	$2356
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1809	$5563
🏠 One person rent	$269	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$483	$2266
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$528
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$338
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$3776
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	12 km
🎓 Higher education	93	100
😀 Quality of life	67	98
🏙️ Population	9.37M	4.53M

The cost of living in Hefei is 70% less expensive than in Melbourne. Cities ranked 6756th and 933rd ($707 vs $2356) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd 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 1.6 months in Melbourne. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Melbourne ranked 1st in Australia, while ranked 3921st and 2nd 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	$2.79	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$67
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$9.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$3.35
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$2.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$1387
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$1129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$554	$2874
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$1851
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$103
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.3	$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$53.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$8760
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2072	$7587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$3.22
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$128
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$22.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$2.45
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2.23
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$3.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$9.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$2.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.65
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$2.13
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$2.56
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$11.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$4.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$28.4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$3.52
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$3.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$52.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.6	$67.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.41	$20.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$89.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$112
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$1612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8280	$18868

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$696
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$655
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$702
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$687
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$728
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$898
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$532
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$624
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$700
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$740
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$671
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$708
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$789
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$645
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$660
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$626
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$631
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$720
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$694
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$625
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$643
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$652
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$707
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$604
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$617
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$625
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$621
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$707
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$641
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$699
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$713
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$713
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$532
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$696

Cities near Melbourne

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.2 km or 2 mi	South Yarra	$1702
24 km or 15 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
25 km or 16 mi	Tarneit	$1658
29 km or 18 mi	Dandenong	$1693
34 km or 21 mi	Sunbury	$1746
37 km or 23 mi	Melton	$1708
40 km or 25 mi	Frankston	$1707
41 km or 25 mi	Berwick	$1716
42 km or 26 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
54 km or 34 mi	Pakenham	$1719
65 km or 40 mi	Geelong	$1688
102 km or 64 mi	Ballarat	$1327
134 km or 83 mi	Bendigo	$1317
144 km or 90 mi	Traralgon	$1707
164 km or 102 mi	Shepparton	$1672
226 km or 140 mi	Warrnambool	$1639
367 km or 228 mi	Mount Gambier	$1622
369 km or 230 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
392 km or 244 mi	Devonport	$1819
404 km or 251 mi	Griffith	$1669
444 km or 276 mi	Launceston	$1723
466 km or 290 mi	Canberra	$2604
477 km or 296 mi	Mildura	$1462
546 km or 339 mi	Goulburn	$1723
597 km or 371 mi	Hobart	$2203
628 km or 390 mi	Orange	$1463
643 km or 399 mi	Bathurst	$1610
651 km or 405 mi	Wollongong	$1430
655 km or 407 mi	Adelaide	$2180
700 km or 435 mi	Blacktown	$1691
702 km or 436 mi	Dubbo	$1404
703 km or 437 mi	Parramatta	$2348
707 km or 440 mi	Kellyville	$1903
713 km or 443 mi	Sydney	$2741
728 km or 452 mi	Dee Why	$1998
822 km or 511 mi	Newcastle	$1461
891 km or 554 mi	Whyalla	$1888
1015 km or 631 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
1021 km or 634 mi	Armidale	$1354
1123 km or 698 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481