Hefei vs Sacramento - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	Sacramento
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$2813
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$6464
🏠 One person rent	$205	$1786
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$2984
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$700
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$152
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$4579
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	93	54
😀 Quality of life	66	86
🏙️ Population	9.37M	525K

The cost of living in Hefei is 78% less expensive than in Sacramento. Cities ranked 7405th and 313th ($625 vs $2813) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 277th in China and the United States, respectively. Check China vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Hefei compared to 1.6 months in Sacramento. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs Sacramento ranked 81st in the United States, while ranked 3963rd and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs Sacramento

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	Hefei	Sacramento
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$19.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$74.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$11.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$7.64
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$5.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$1822
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$1446
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$3005
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$2512
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$193
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$301
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$71.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$4209
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$3946
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$101
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$20.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.25
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$4.56
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$5.04
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$16.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$14.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$19.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$6.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.92
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$3.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$17.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.41
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$6.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$49.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$134
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$54.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$95.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$1530
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$29998

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$621
73 km or 45 mi	Huainan	$608
74 km or 46 mi	Lu'an	$664
95 km or 59 mi	Tongcheng	$600
103 km or 64 mi	Ma'anshan	$666
113 km or 70 mi	Tongling	$632
118 km or 73 mi	Wuhu	$691
119 km or 74 mi	Bengbu	$505
122 km or 76 mi	Mingguang	$587
135 km or 84 mi	Chizhou	$611
142 km or 88 mi	Nanjing	$746
152 km or 94 mi	Qianshan	$576
153 km or 95 mi	Anqing	$555
173 km or 107 mi	Xuancheng	$672
178 km or 110 mi	Jurong	$621
180 km or 112 mi	Fuyang	$633
183 km or 114 mi	Yizheng	$592
186 km or 116 mi	Tianchang	$613
199 km or 124 mi	Suzhou	$602
209 km or 130 mi	Zhenjiang	$522
211 km or 131 mi	Yangzhou	$620
213 km or 132 mi	Ningguo	$642
214 km or 133 mi	Liyang	$654
217 km or 135 mi	Danyang	$607
227 km or 141 mi	Macheng	$630
228 km or 141 mi	Gaoyou	$621
229 km or 142 mi	Guangde	$650
237 km or 147 mi	Huaibei	$584
238 km or 148 mi	Jieshou	$591
242 km or 151 mi	Yangzhong	$603
243 km or 151 mi	Yongcheng	$600
247 km or 153 mi	Yixing	$695
248 km or 154 mi	Suqian	$620
251 km or 156 mi	Huai'an	$668
254 km or 158 mi	Changzhou	$702
256 km or 159 mi	Taizhou	$644
259 km or 161 mi	Huangshan	$642
260 km or 162 mi	Taixing	$636
267 km or 166 mi	Xuzhou	$484
268 km or 167 mi	Xinghua	$665

Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045