Hefei vs Perth - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Perth
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$2075
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$4845
🏠 One person rent	$205	$1197
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$1925
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$531
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$206
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$3655
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	93	93
😀 Quality of life	66	98
🏙️ Population	9.37M	2.14M

The cost of living in Hefei is 70% less expensive than in Perth. Cities ranked 7405th and 1654th ($625 vs $2075) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 7th 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 Perth. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Perth ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 3963rd and 6th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Perth

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	Hefei	Perth
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$13.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$75.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$10
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$8.05
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$1325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$991
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$2282
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$1602
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$91.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$139
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$47.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$4862
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$3869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.66
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$71.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$20.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$1.97
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$4.46
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$11.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$9.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$3.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.79
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$2.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.47
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.04
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.89
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$12.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$4.14
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$20.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$5.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$2.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$40.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$15.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$55.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$70.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$104
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$1852
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$11252

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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 Perth

Distance	City	Cost of living
156 km or 97 mi	Bunbury	$1643
195 km or 121 mi	Busselton	$1971
372 km or 231 mi	Geraldton	$1585
390 km or 242 mi	Albany	$1730
549 km or 341 mi	Kalgoorlie	$1440
1989 km or 1236 mi	Whyalla	$1795
1991 km or 1237 mi	Alice Springs	$1431
2130 km or 1323 mi	Adelaide	$1978
2357 km or 1465 mi	Mount Gambier	$1701
2456 km or 1526 mi	Mildura	$1691
2513 km or 1562 mi	Warrnambool	$1631
2550 km or 1584 mi	Kupang	$509
2590 km or 1609 mi	Denpasar	$497
2599 km or 1615 mi	Mataram	$355
2608 km or 1620 mi	Ubud	$845
2609 km or 1621 mi	Bali	$1267
2621 km or 1629 mi	Ballarat	$1390
2628 km or 1633 mi	Bima	$597
2652 km or 1648 mi	Bendigo	$1291
2655 km or 1650 mi	Darwin	$1617
2672 km or 1660 mi	Geelong	$1981
2680 km or 1665 mi	Blitar	$453
2687 km or 1669 mi	Malang	$365
2687 km or 1670 mi	Melton	$1669
2696 km or 1675 mi	Tarneit	$1625
2698 km or 1676 mi	Sunbury	$1691
2699 km or 1677 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
2700 km or 1678 mi	Batu	$410
2705 km or 1681 mi	Probolinggo	$614
2713 km or 1686 mi	Kediri	$464
2721 km or 1690 mi	Pasuruan	$510
2722 km or 1691 mi	Melbourne	$2194
2724 km or 1693 mi	South Yarra	$1620
2730 km or 1696 mi	Maliana	$503
2740 km or 1703 mi	Frankston	$1671
2741 km or 1703 mi	Ainaro	$501
2742 km or 1703 mi	Madiun	$486
2745 km or 1706 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
2745 km or 1706 mi	Mojokerto	$505
2745 km or 1706 mi	Dandenong	$1645