Bangkok vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bangkok	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$941	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2857	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$416	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$1154	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$276	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$148	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$753	$991
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	89	93
😀 Quality of life	74	66
🏙️ Population	5.68M	9.37M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 51% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 5822nd and 7405th ($941 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 160th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.8 months in Bangkok compared to 1.6 months in Hefei. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 1221st and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bangkok vs Hefei

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	Bangkok	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.97	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.9	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.69	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$2.5	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.61	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$576	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$291	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1879	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$52.9	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$81	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.7	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.06%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5781	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2619	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.18	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.8	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.5	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.33	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.19	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.8	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.99	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.73	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.33	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.3	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.22	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.46	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.63	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.7	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.38	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$40	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.5	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$102	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$579	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13301	$8278

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$753
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$715
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$595
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$781
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$752
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$656
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$685
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$576
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$639
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$677
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$573
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$644
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$777
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$730
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$610
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$543
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$705
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$545
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1163
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$563
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$596
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$836
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$519
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$513
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$705
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$721
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$691
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$650

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