Hefei vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Hefei	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$654	$874
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1731	$2115
🏠 One person rent	$218	$463
🏘️ Family rent	$371	$800
🍽️ Food expenses	$248	$296
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$31.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$930	$487
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	84	31
😀 Quality of life	71	59
🏙️ Population	9.37M	120K

The cost of living in Hefei is 25% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7557th and 6471st ($654 vs $874) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 105th and 4th in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 0.6 months in Pattaya. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Pattaya ranked 3rd in Thailand, while ranked 3551st and 6065th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Pattaya

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	Hefei	Pattaya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.98	$3.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.4	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.34	$9.69
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.89	$2.44
☕ Cappuccino	$2.25	$2.25
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$0.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$543
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$167	$349
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$384	$1002
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$298	$618
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$26.4	$55.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$40.9	$85.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.4	$19.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.44%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3689	$2865
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1986	$1743
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.9	$21.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.47	$11
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.08	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$1.72
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.55	$1.49
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.94	$2.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.5	$16.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$3.11
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.85
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.53
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.42	$1.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.28	$1.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$1.41
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.68	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.39	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.14	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.19	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$1.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.46	$4.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.29	$2.83
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.78	$4.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$1.77
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.38
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$45.4	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.75	$8.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$29.1	$28.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.41	$4.13
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.5	$34.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.7	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$263	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9430	$12044

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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

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$846
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$838
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$823
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$829
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$768
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$833
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$1027
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$789
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$784
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$788
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$656
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$710
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$658
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$763
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$629
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$575
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$562
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$610
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$730
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$679
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$845
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$805
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$764
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$782
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$585
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$621
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$587
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$530
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$612
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$882
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$583
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$501
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$760
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$834
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$571
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$581
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$652
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$593
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$535
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$514