Hefei vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Hefei	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$643	$1014
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1702	$2500
🏠 One person rent	$216	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$373	$932
🍽️ Food expenses	$243	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$32.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$927	$944
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	93	7
😀 Quality of life	69	57
🏙️ Population	9.37M	77.6K

The cost of living in Hefei is 37% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 7469th and 5469th ($643 vs $1014) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 1st 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 0.9 months in Phuket. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 5th in Thailand, while ranked 4318th and 6129th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Phuket

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	Hefei	Phuket
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.48	$6.11
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$19.1	$41.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.21	$9.29
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.77	$2.15
☕ Cappuccino	$2.28	$3.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$0.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$210	$595
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$168	$419
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$385	$1073
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$302	$738
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$71.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.6	$109
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$14.1	$18.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.54%	5.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3665	$4256
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2183	$2916
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$23.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.42	$10.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.17	$1.31
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$2.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.52	$1.67
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.88	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.2	$16.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.15	$4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$11.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.86	$2.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$1.97
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.37	$2.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.25	$2.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.7	$1.6
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.65	$1.39
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.1	$1.52
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.02	$21.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.81	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.38	$4.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$3.35
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.71	$2.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.95	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.71	$1.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$53.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.65	$8.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.1	$29
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.44	$5.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$70	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$59.4	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$259	$612
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9056	$14328

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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 Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$773
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$854
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$807
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$593
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$810
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$756
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$592
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$741
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$570
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$765
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$812
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$509
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$423
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$653
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$754
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$701
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$449
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$552
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$386
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$517
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$657
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$466
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$460
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$553
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$461
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$654
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$724
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$472
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$488
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$534
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$787
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$812
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$704
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$681
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$763
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$708
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$731
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$779
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$866