Hefei vs Phuket - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Hefei	Phuket
🚶 Cost of living one person	$707	$870
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1809	$2965
🏠 One person rent	$269	$484
🏘️ Family rent	$483	$1625
🍽️ Food expenses	$222	$270
🚐 Transport expenses	$108	$28.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$933	$545
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	27 km
🎓 Higher education	93	7
😀 Quality of life	67	55
🏙️ Population	9.37M	77.6K

The cost of living in Hefei is 19% less expensive than in Phuket. Cities ranked 6756th and 6130th ($707 vs $870) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 2nd in China and Thailand, respectively. Check China vs Thailand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 0.6 months in Phuket. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Phuket ranked 6th in Thailand, while ranked 3921st and 5986th 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	$2.79	$4.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.9	$33.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.89	$6.95
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.83	$2.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$2.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.42	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$250	$461
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$217	$388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$554	$1732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$388	$1452
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$29.5	$66.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$45.3	$102
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$16.6	$14.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	3.84%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3876	$3141
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2072	$2078
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.42	$1.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42	$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.64	$10.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.45	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$1.35
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.77	$2.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.85	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.66	$2.75
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.5	$9.48
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.95	$1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.69
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$1.22
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.57	$1.04
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$0.3
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.12	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.8	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.74	$1.58
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.78	$3.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.57	$3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.64	$2.21
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$1.22
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.61	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$57.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.53	$8.42
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$41.6	$16
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.41	$4.59
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.9	$47.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.2	$110
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$238	$672
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8280	$13219

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$696
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$655
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$702
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$687
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$728
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$898
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$532
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$624
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$700
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$740
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$671
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$708
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$789
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$645
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$660
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$617
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$645
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$626
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$631
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$720
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$694
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$625
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$643
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$652
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$707
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$604
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$617
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$625
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$621
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$707
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$641
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$699
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$713
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$651
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$713
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$665
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$532
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$696

Cities near Phuket

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Ao Nang	$653
60 km or 38 mi	Krabi	$739
76 km or 47 mi	Ko Lanta	$697
173 km or 107 mi	Surat Thani	$554
183 km or 114 mi	Nakhon Si Thammarat	$642
185 km or 115 mi	Ko Lipe	$650
231 km or 143 mi	Langkawi	$496
248 km or 154 mi	Hat Yai	$520
248 km or 154 mi	Ko Samui	$642
256 km or 159 mi	Kangar	$487
269 km or 167 mi	Ko Pha-ngan	$661
289 km or 180 mi	Ko Tao	$702
293 km or 182 mi	Alor Setar	$453
331 km or 206 mi	Lhokseumawe	$443
339 km or 211 mi	Sungai Petani	$544
348 km or 216 mi	George Town	$566
352 km or 219 mi	Butterworth	$578
384 km or 238 mi	Langsa	$472
425 km or 264 mi	Taiping	$638
428 km or 266 mi	Banda Aceh	$403
468 km or 291 mi	Kota Bharu	$455
470 km or 292 mi	Ipoh	$550
470 km or 292 mi	Medan	$500
477 km or 296 mi	Binjai	$483
507 km or 315 mi	Myeik	$571
514 km or 319 mi	Tebing Tinggi	$485
517 km or 321 mi	Teluk Intan	$565
548 km or 340 mi	Hua Hin	$614
553 km or 344 mi	Pematangsiantar	$499
569 km or 353 mi	Tanjungbalai	$515
596 km or 370 mi	Kuala Terengganu	$465
625 km or 388 mi	Nong Prue	$653
625 km or 389 mi	Pattaya	$665
637 km or 396 mi	Klang	$553
637 km or 396 mi	Shah Alam	$582
638 km or 396 mi	Sihanoukville	$755
638 km or 396 mi	Ko Chang	$614
639 km or 397 mi	Petaling Jaya	$645
641 km or 398 mi	Laem Chabang	$648
641 km or 398 mi	Kuala Lumpur	$743