Hefei vs Thimphu - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei Thimphu
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$387
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$1009
🏠 One person rent
$277
$122
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$227
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$177
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$32.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$570
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
22 km
🎓 Higher education
93
5
😀 Quality of life
65
50
🏙️ Population
9.37M
115K

The cost of living in Hefei is 88% more expensive than in Thimphu. Cities ranked 6780th and 9013th ($727 vs $387) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th 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 1.5 months in Thimphu. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs Thimphu ranked 1st in Bhutan, while ranked 4171st and 6232nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Hefei Thimphu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$16.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$6.45
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$1.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$0.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$119
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$65.3
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$222
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$161
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$13.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$21.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$32.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
9.56%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$625
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$869
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$1.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$15.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.04
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$0.85
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$0.97
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$0.74
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$2.25
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$3.43
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$3.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$4.33
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$2.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.47
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$1.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$0.51
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$0.22
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$1.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$3.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$3.92
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$1.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$3.7
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$1.27
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$0.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$49.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$3.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$29.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$3.33
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$33.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$32.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$251
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$691

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Distance City Cost of living
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$694
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$649
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$706
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$658
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$748
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$705
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$903
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$524
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$623
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$672
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$774
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$636
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$642
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$771
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$651
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$673
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$617
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$645
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$639
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$538
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$650
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$703
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$690
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$630
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$659
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$648
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$698
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$613
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$619
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$629
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$633
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$702
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$656
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$705
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$729
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$673
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$694
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$665
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$528
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$699

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Paro
$455
147 km or 91 mi Siliguri
$314
196 km or 122 mi Rangpur
$298
203 km or 126 mi Saidpur
$293
211 km or 131 mi Shigatse
$930
214 km or 133 mi Damak
$331
257 km or 159 mi Raiganj
$312
257 km or 160 mi Guwahati
$370
258 km or 160 mi Biratnagar
$339
259 km or 161 mi Dispur
$359
266 km or 166 mi Balurghat
$311
280 km or 174 mi Lhasa
$997
287 km or 178 mi Purnia
$303
294 km or 183 mi Bogra
$282
308 km or 191 mi Shillong
$390
313 km or 195 mi Malda
$311
313 km or 195 mi Mymensingh
$256
350 km or 217 mi Saharsa
$297
360 km or 224 mi Bhagalpur
$268
362 km or 225 mi Rajshahi
$279
364 km or 226 mi Sylhet
$296
377 km or 234 mi Janakpur
$321
401 km or 249 mi Berhampore
$309
413 km or 257 mi Narsingdi
$271
418 km or 260 mi Brahmanbaria
$290
421 km or 262 mi Kathmandu
$443
424 km or 264 mi Lalitpur
$350
426 km or 265 mi Dhaka
$428
438 km or 272 mi Agartala
$380
439 km or 273 mi Narayanganj
$301
444 km or 276 mi Muzaffarpur
$294
454 km or 282 mi Hetauda
$311
468 km or 291 mi Krishnanagar
$294
474 km or 295 mi Birgunj
$335
482 km or 299 mi Jessore
$290
486 km or 302 mi Shantipur
$307
493 km or 306 mi Patna
$356
495 km or 308 mi Durgapur
$288
500 km or 311 mi Asansol
$273
502 km or 312 mi Kulti
$284