Bangkok vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1027
$654
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2622
$1731
🏠 One person rent
$465
$218
🏘️ Family rent
$806
$371
🍽️ Food expenses
$298
$248
🚐 Transport expenses
$154
$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$594
$930
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
89
84
😀 Quality of life
73
71
🏙️ Population
5.68M
9.37M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 57% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 5467th and 7557th ($1027 vs $654) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 105th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.6 months in Bangkok compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 2647th and 3551st 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
$3.24
$2.98
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.4
$21.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.48
$4.34
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.22
$0.89
☕ Cappuccino
$2.92
$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$319
$167
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1114
$384
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$581
$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$26.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.5
$40.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.3
$14.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.66%
3.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6568
$3689
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3204
$1986
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.25
$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$38.5
$42.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.5
$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.9
$1.56
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.67
$1.55
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.64
$1.94
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.6
$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.45
$5.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.76
$2.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.42
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.07
$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.73
$0.72
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.53
$0.68
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.32
$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16
$7.19
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.92
$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.73
$3.46
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.63
$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.3
$4.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.98
$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.03
$1.77
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$64.9
$45.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$8.29
$5.75
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$39.1
$29.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.72
$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans
$65.9
$80.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$107
$60.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$554
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15512
$9430

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$789
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$833
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$829
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$788
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$656
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$710
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$658
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$838
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$823
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$874
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$846
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$784
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$768
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$610
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$730
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$562
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$629
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$763
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$575
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$585
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$679
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$621
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$845
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$571
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$805
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$593
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$581
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$764
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$782
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$583
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$1056
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$612
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$587
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$882
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$530
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$501
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$629
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$760
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$780
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$592

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$633
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$615
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$647
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$603
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$669
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$646
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$680
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$519
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$594
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$634
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$765
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$579
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$544
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$665
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$626
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$601
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$601
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$623
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$592
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$525
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$618
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$644
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$652
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$604
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$608
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$632
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$652
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$581
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$556
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$611
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$581
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$684
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$617
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$661
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$623
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$675
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$628
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$636
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$514
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$677