Hefei vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$707
$452
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1809
$1081
🏠 One person rent
$269
$164
🏘️ Family rent
$483
$242
🍽️ Food expenses
$222
$190
🚐 Transport expenses
$108
$41.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$933
$436
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
93
5
😀 Quality of life
67
36
🏙️ Population
9.37M
79.2K

The cost of living in Hefei is 57% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6756th and 8761st ($707 vs $452) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 82nd and 2nd in China and Bhutan, respectively. Check China vs Bhutan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1 months in Thimphu. Hefei ranked 28th best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 2nd in Bhutan, while ranked 3921st and 7674th 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
$2.79
$3.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.9
$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.89
$3.98
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.83
$7.06
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$1.94
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.42
$0.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$250
$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$217
$105
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$554
$243
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$388
$174
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$29.5
$17.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.3
$27.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$16.6
$26
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.87%
10.34%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3876
$730
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2072
$121
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.42
$1.8
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42
$28
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.64
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.18
$0.95
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.45
$0.79
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.77
$2.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.85
$4.88
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.66
$4.39
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.5
$4.39
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.77
$2.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$1.48
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$1.85
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$0.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.62
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.57
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.23
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.12
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$5.42
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.74
$0.79
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.78
$3.97
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.57
$1.66
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.64
$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.93
$1.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.61
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$108
$40.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.53
$3.39
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$41.6
$29.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.41
$3.39
👖 Brand Jeans
$86.9
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$83.2
$42.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$238
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8280
$701

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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

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$476
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$343
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$325
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$337
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$1014
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$339
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$325
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$376
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$342
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$367
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$319
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$1095
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$299
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$315
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$360
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$318
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$290
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$290
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$271
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$293
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$312
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$337
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$311
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$303
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$342
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$455
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$355
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$456
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$387
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$446
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$272
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$390
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$287
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$345
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$310
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$304
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$335
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$312
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$276
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$288