Bangkok vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Bangkok	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$958	$643
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2465	$1702
🏠 One person rent	$424	$216
🏘️ Family rent	$741	$373
🍽️ Food expenses	$278	$243
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$707	$927
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	21 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	89	93
😀 Quality of life	75	69
🏙️ Population	5.68M	9.37M

The cost of living in Bangkok is 49% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 5912th and 7469th ($958 vs $643) 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 0.7 months in Bangkok compared to 1.4 months in Hefei. Bangkok ranked 1st best city to live in Thailand vs Hefei ranked 35th in China, while ranked 1890th and 4318th 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	$3.1	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$19.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$6.12	$4.21
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.79	$0.77
☕ Cappuccino	$2.59	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.77	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$611	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$285	$168
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1104	$385
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$519	$302
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$57.2	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.6	$39.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.9	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.78%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5905	$3665
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2775	$2183
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.23	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$36.5	$42.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$11.6	$3.42
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.46	$1.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.31	$1.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$5.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$10.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.86
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.58	$0.7
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.36	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.9	$7.02
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.39	$3.38
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$2.53	$9.33
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.19	$4.71
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.95	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.97	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.9	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.03	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$37.8	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.83	$6.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.4	$70
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$561	$259
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$13469	$9056

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Cities near Bangkok

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
13 km or 8.4 mi	Lat Luang	$774
14 km or 8.4 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
18 km or 11 mi	Pak Kret	$736
28 km or 18 mi	Rangsit	$635
39 km or 25 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
50 km or 31 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
86 km or 53 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
87 km or 54 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
98 km or 61 mi	Pattaya	$812
103 km or 64 mi	Nong Prue	$787
145 km or 90 mi	Hua Hin	$724
164 km or 102 mi	Klaeng	$718
217 km or 135 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
222 km or 138 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
254 km or 158 mi	Myeik	$553
267 km or 166 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
270 km or 168 mi	Ko Chang	$708
299 km or 186 mi	Battambang	$571
342 km or 212 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
364 km or 226 mi	Siem Reap	$650
388 km or 241 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
416 km or 258 mi	Ko Tao	$812
434 km or 270 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
452 km or 281 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
466 km or 290 mi	Hpa-an	$581
473 km or 294 mi	Udon Thani	$578
475 km or 295 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
475 km or 295 mi	Ko Samui	$741
496 km or 308 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
519 km or 323 mi	Vientiane	$1152
529 km or 329 mi	Surat Thani	$593
529 km or 329 mi	Kampot	$622
536 km or 333 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
542 km or 337 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
569 km or 354 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
578 km or 359 mi	Yangon	$614
579 km or 360 mi	Prey Veng	$727
584 km or 363 mi	Chiang Mai	$727
587 km or 365 mi	Bago	$571

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