Hefei vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hefei	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$2640
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1702	$6276
🏠 One person rent	$216	$1578
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$2764
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$549
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$366
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$4008
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	93	99
😀 Quality of life	69	100
🏙️ Population	9.37M	5.45M

The cost of living in Hefei is 76% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 7469th and 649th ($643 vs $2640) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 1st in China and Australia, respectively. Check China vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.5 months in Sydney. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 4318th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Sydney

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	Hefei	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$13.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$77.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$9.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$7.2
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$1915
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$1294
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$3447
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$2319
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$112
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$172
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.54%	6.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3665	$12628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2183	$7359
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$134
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.42	$23.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.59
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$5.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$12.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$8.55
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.27
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$4.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$2.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$2.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$2.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$4.45
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$29.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$58.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$63.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$75.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$99.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$2071
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9056	$19140

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$620
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$601
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$631
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$592
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$629
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$672
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$509
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$583
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$617
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$753
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$567
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$532
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$659
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$618
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$595
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$590
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$610
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$582
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$602
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$637
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$639
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$597
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$592
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$617
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$642
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$570
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$563
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$597
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$570
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$674
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$602
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$601
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$620
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$622
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$499
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$663

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2181
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2292
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1888
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1599
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1580
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1839
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1568
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1678
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1364
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2019
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1747
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1184
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1458
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1988
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1667
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1662
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$2471
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1813
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2297
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2140
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1725
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1706
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1362
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1639
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1736
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1662
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1674
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1681
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2308
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1768
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1728
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1738
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2065
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1673
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1697
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1798
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$2058
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1464
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1710