Hefei vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$670
$412
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1770
$998
🏠 One person rent
$214
$158
🏘️ Family rent
$368
$234
🍽️ Food expenses
$258
$164
🚐 Transport expenses
$112
$36.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1012
$351
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
84
5
😀 Quality of life
71
43
🏙️ Population
9.37M
115K

The cost of living in Hefei is 63% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 7494th and 8941st ($670 vs $412) 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 1.5 months in Hefei compared to 0.9 months in Thimphu. Hefei ranked 22nd best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 3146th and 7454th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Thimphu

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Hefei Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.65
$2.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$14.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.4
$3.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.03
$2.12
☕ Cappuccino
$2.6
$1.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.52
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$218
$166
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$160
$107
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$402
$234
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$288
$172
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.8
$19.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.1
$29.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$12.3
$19.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.17%
10.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3568
$657
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1930
$762
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.3
$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.2
$11.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.84
$17.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.21
$0.71
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.57
$0.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.06
$0.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.84
$1.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$4.75
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.08
$4.07
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$3.93
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$1.43
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.63
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.21
$0.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.74
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$0.64
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.42
$0.21
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.15
$0.97
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.33
$5.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.96
$0.58
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.52
$3.41
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.27
$1.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.86
$3.27
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.97
$1.13
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.82
$0.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.2
$37.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$6.28
$2.92
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$30.1
$26.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.39
$2.96
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$29.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$62.6
$48.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$240
$263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8681
$600

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$628
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$624
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$650
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$612
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$674
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$653
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$671
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$523
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$602
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$652
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$789
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$587
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$551
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$684
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$644
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$613
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$620
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$635
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$605
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$623
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$661
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$657
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$623
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$610
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$644
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$667
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$595
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$567
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$627
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$588
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$663
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$633
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$672
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$636
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$693
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$646
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$651
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$531
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$693

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$437
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$282
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$307
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$320
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$960
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$303
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$287
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$325
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$303
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$321
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$288
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1034
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$270
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$297
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$336
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$289
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$278
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$264
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$245
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$289
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$327
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$287
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$288
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$357
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$329
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$424
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$336
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$478
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$342
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$348
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$263
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$288
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$272
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$317
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$326
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$285
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$293
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$272
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$268
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$274