Hefei vs Pattaya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hefei	Pattaya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$812
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1702	$1968
🏠 One person rent	$216	$418
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$729
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$283
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$475
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	32 km
🎓 Higher education	93	31
😀 Quality of life	69	57
🏙️ Population	9.37M	120K

The cost of living in Hefei is 21% less expensive than in Pattaya. Cities ranked 7469th and 6620th ($643 vs $812) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 5th 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 35th best city to live in China vs Pattaya ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 4318th and 6140th 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	$3.48	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$30.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$8.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$2.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$321
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$870
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$577
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$48
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$74.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$18.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.54%	5.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3665	$2484
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2183	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$0.31
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$20.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.42	$12.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.69
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$16.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$9.35
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.39
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$1.64
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.05
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$18.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$4.57
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$2.71
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$4.52
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$1.74
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$45.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$7.73
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$3.98
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$91.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9056	$10383

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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

Cities near Pattaya

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.7 km or 3.5 mi	Nong Prue	$787
16 km or 9.7 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
23 km or 14 mi	Chaophraya Surasak	$770
84 km or 52 mi	Pu Chao Saming Phrai	$774
85 km or 53 mi	Klaeng	$718
85 km or 53 mi	Lat Luang	$774
98 km or 61 mi	Bangkok	$958
110 km or 68 mi	Nonthaburi	$737
110 km or 68 mi	Hua Hin	$724
115 km or 72 mi	Pak Kret	$736
119 km or 74 mi	Rangsit	$635
130 km or 81 mi	Tha Khlong	$675
132 km or 82 mi	Nakhon Pathom	$623
184 km or 114 mi	Ko Chang	$708
237 km or 147 mi	Serei Saophoan	$623
250 km or 156 mi	Battambang	$571
255 km or 159 mi	Myeik	$553
259 km or 161 mi	Nakhon Ratchasima	$588
318 km or 198 mi	Nakhon Sawan	$680
324 km or 202 mi	Siem Reap	$650
340 km or 211 mi	Ko Tao	$812
372 km or 231 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
396 km or 246 mi	Ko Samui	$741
435 km or 270 mi	Phitsanulok	$558
440 km or 273 mi	Khon Kaen	$590
442 km or 275 mi	Kampot	$622
450 km or 280 mi	Phu Quoc	$511
457 km or 284 mi	Surat Thani	$593
464 km or 288 mi	Phnom Penh	$829
497 km or 309 mi	Ubon Ratchathani	$558
506 km or 314 mi	Kampong Cham	$504
508 km or 315 mi	Prey Veng	$727
512 km or 318 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
527 km or 328 mi	Mawlamyine	$567
535 km or 333 mi	Udon Thani	$578
553 km or 343 mi	Stung Treng	$635
561 km or 349 mi	Hpa-an	$581
562 km or 349 mi	Rach Gia	$515
571 km or 355 mi	Long Xuyen	$498