Bangkok vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

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Bangkok Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person
$996
$670
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2570
$1770
🏠 One person rent
$434
$214
🏘️ Family rent
$753
$368
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$258
🚐 Transport expenses
$148
$112
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$635
$1012
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
21 km
32 km
🎓 Higher education
89
84
😀 Quality of life
74
71
🏙️ Population
5.68M
9.37M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 49% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 5606th and 7494th ($996 vs $670) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 101st 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 1.5 months in Hefei. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Hefei ranked 22nd in China, while ranked 2044th and 3146th 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
$3.36
$2.65
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$36.3
$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.01
$4.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.03
$1.03
☕ Cappuccino
$2.94
$2.6
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.64
$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$606
$218
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$294
$160
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1118
$402
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$525
$288
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$60.2
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.9
$45.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$18.1
$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.4%
3.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6402
$3568
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3365
$1930
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.22
$0.3
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$35
$44.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.9
$3.84
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.96
$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.6
$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.56
$1.06
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.69
$1.84
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.6
$13.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.7
$6.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.82
$1.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.44
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.28
$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$0.74
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.59
$0.71
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$0.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.2
$8.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.82
$0.96
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.61
$3.52
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.26
$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.14
$4.86
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.93
$0.97
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.96
$1.82
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$38.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.68
$6.28
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.9
$30.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.8
$6.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.9
$88.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$533
$240
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16017
$8681

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Distance City Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi Nonthaburi
$761
13 km or 8.4 mi Lat Luang
$794
14 km or 8.4 mi Pu Chao Saming Phrai
$789
18 km or 11 mi Pak Kret
$762
28 km or 18 mi Rangsit
$616
39 km or 25 mi Tha Khlong
$671
50 km or 31 mi Nakhon Pathom
$603
86 km or 53 mi Laem Chabang
$799
87 km or 54 mi Chaophraya Surasak
$784
98 km or 61 mi Pattaya
$839
103 km or 64 mi Nong Prue
$809
145 km or 90 mi Hua Hin
$787
164 km or 102 mi Klaeng
$724
217 km or 135 mi Nakhon Ratchasima
$586
222 km or 138 mi Nakhon Sawan
$707
254 km or 158 mi Myeik
$567
267 km or 166 mi Serei Saophoan
$644
270 km or 168 mi Ko Chang
$718
299 km or 186 mi Battambang
$601
342 km or 212 mi Phitsanulok
$554
364 km or 226 mi Siem Reap
$679
388 km or 241 mi Khon Kaen
$590
416 km or 258 mi Ko Tao
$812
434 km or 270 mi Mawlamyine
$575
452 km or 281 mi Ko Pha-ngan
$766
466 km or 290 mi Hpa-an
$601
473 km or 294 mi Udon Thani
$564
475 km or 295 mi Sihanoukville
$766
475 km or 295 mi Ko Samui
$735
496 km or 308 mi Ubon Ratchathani
$543
519 km or 323 mi Vientiane
$968
529 km or 329 mi Surat Thani
$582
529 km or 329 mi Kampot
$582
536 km or 333 mi Phnom Penh
$893
542 km or 337 mi Phu Quoc
$518
569 km or 354 mi Kampong Cham
$518
578 km or 359 mi Yangon
$656
579 km or 360 mi Prey Veng
$776
584 km or 363 mi Chiang Mai
$750
587 km or 365 mi Bago
$610

Cities near Hefei

Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693