Chiang Mai vs Hefei - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Chiang Mai	Hefei
🚶 Cost of living one person	$691	$625
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1891	$1708
🏠 One person rent	$291	$205
🏘️ Family rent	$597	$435
🍽️ Food expenses	$237	$231
🚐 Transport expenses	$89	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$680	$991
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	56	93
😀 Quality of life	64	66
🏙️ Population	1.2M	9.37M

The cost of living in Chiang Mai is 11% more expensive than in Hefei. Cities ranked 6939th and 7405th ($691 vs $625) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 19th and 160th in Thailand and China, respectively. Check Thailand vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1 months in Chiang Mai compared to 1.6 months in Hefei. Chiang Mai ranked 3rd best city to live in Thailand vs Hefei ranked 31st in China, while ranked 4535th and 3963rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Chiang Mai vs Hefei

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	Chiang Mai	Hefei
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.78	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$13.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.11	$4.78
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.15	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$1.84	$2.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$362	$205
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$203	$156
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$759	$481
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$461	$358
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$38.2	$25.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59	$39.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.98%	4.17%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2045	$3736
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1110	$2103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.88	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.5	$40.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$12.1	$3.59
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.2	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.61
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$0.77
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.02	$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$7.54
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$4.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$9.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$1.68
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$0.94
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.31	$1.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$1.21
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$0.55
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.32	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.37	$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$20.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.82	$0.9
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.46	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.21	$8.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.36	$4.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.25	$0.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.46	$1.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.8	$83.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.63	$5.84
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$19	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.48	$6.43
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$57.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$60.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$294	$237
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14196	$8278

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Cities near Chiang Mai

Distance	City	Cost of living
86 km or 53 mi	Pai	$633
153 km or 95 mi	Chiang Rai	$584
255 km or 158 mi	Hpa-an	$610
258 km or 160 mi	Phitsanulok	$537
294 km or 183 mi	Mawlamyine	$569
306 km or 190 mi	Taunggyi	$660
308 km or 191 mi	Bago	$650
317 km or 197 mi	Naypyidaw	$701
353 km or 219 mi	Luang Prabang	$1253
363 km or 226 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$654
365 km or 227 mi	Vang Vieng	$1183
373 km or 232 mi	Yangon	$705
392 km or 244 mi	Vientiane	$1163
404 km or 251 mi	Jinghong	$604
426 km or 265 mi	Udon Thani	$543
466 km or 289 mi	Mandalay	$710
485 km or 301 mi	Khon Kaen	$568
489 km or 304 mi	Pu'er	$625
503 km or 313 mi	Pathein	$778
537 km or 334 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
545 km or 339 mi	Monywa	$661
551 km or 342 mi	Tha Khlong	$641
561 km or 349 mi	Rangsit	$595
564 km or 351 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$548
566 km or 352 mi	Pak Kret	$715
571 km or 355 mi	Nonthaburi	$717
578 km or 359 mi	Lincang	$628
584 km or 363 mi	Bangkok	$941
597 km or 371 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$748
597 km or 371 mi	Lat Luang	$753
634 km or 394 mi	Thakhek	$1161
641 km or 398 mi	Sa Pa	$553
656 km or 407 mi	Sittwe	$678
666 km or 414 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$739
667 km or 415 mi	Laem Chabang	$743
681 km or 423 mi	Pattaya	$781
685 km or 426 mi	Nong Prue	$752
699 km or 435 mi	Hua Hin	$656
704 km or 438 mi	Baoshan	$632
707 km or 439 mi	Vinh	$579

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