Hefei vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$420
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1702
$1031
🏠 One person rent
$216
$152
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$236
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$174
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$39.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$927
$544
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
93
5
😀 Quality of life
69
42
🏙️ Population
9.37M
115K

The cost of living in Hefei is 53% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7469th and 8940th ($643 vs $420) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.3 months in Thimphu. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4318th and 7547th among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.48
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$4.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$2.28
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$1.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$101
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$255
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$171
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$17.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$26.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$20.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
10.83%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3665
$600
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2183
$947
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$1.71
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$11.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$18.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$0.77
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$0.75
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$0.61
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$1.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$4.81
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$4.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$4.17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$2.19
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$1.46
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$1.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$0.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$0.48
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$0.58
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$5.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$1.55
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$1.2
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$0.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$3.16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$27.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$3.19
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$32
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$43.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$235
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9056
$653

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$450
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$297
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$308
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$311
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$918
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$316
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$298
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$348
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$321
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$338
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$297
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$981
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$284
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$287
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$354
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$297
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$282
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$281
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$257
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$274
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$321
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$293
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$294
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$352
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$332
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$427
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$464
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$362
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$284
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$293
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$328
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$300
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$286
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$320
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$289
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$286
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$289