Hefei vs San Antonio - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Hefei	San Antonio
🚶 Cost of living one person	$727	$2194
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1858	$4931
🏠 One person rent	$277	$1336
🏘️ Family rent	$494	$2192
🍽️ Food expenses	$229	$560
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$952	$4224
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	93	81
😀 Quality of life	65	91
🏙️ Population	9.37M	1.43M

The cost of living in Hefei is 67% less expensive than in San Antonio. Cities ranked 6780th and 1380th ($727 vs $2194) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 1203rd 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 1.3 months in Hefei compared to 1.9 months in San Antonio. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs San Antonio ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 4171st and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs San Antonio

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	Hefei	San Antonio
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.86	$16.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$21.6	$65.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.29	$11.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$6.34
☕ Cappuccino	$2.45	$5.55
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$2.61
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$256	$1451
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$222	$1053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$564	$2336
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$396	$1818
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$30.6	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$47.1	$197
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$17.3	$74.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.81%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3971	$6015
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2140	$2228
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.43	$2.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$43	$49.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.68	$17.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.82
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.74	$1.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$2.77
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.66	$3.82
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.06	$3.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.79	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.71	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.7	$14.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$4.39
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.97	$1.68
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$4.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.26	$3.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.64	$2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.58	$2.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.38	$1.26
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.2	$2.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.76	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.83	$9.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.62	$6.74
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.77	$5.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.94	$3.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$109	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.67	$13.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$43	$113
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.57	$17.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.6	$49.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$86	$94.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$244	$1127
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8558	$10912

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Cities near Hefei

Distance	City	Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi	Chaohu	$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

Cities near San Antonio

Distance	City	Cost of living
27 km or 17 mi	Schertz	$2155
30 km or 18 mi	Cibolo	$2172
48 km or 30 mi	New Braunfels	$2156
54 km or 33 mi	Seguin	$2177
74 km or 46 mi	San Marcos	$2226
87 km or 54 mi	Kyle	$2223
93 km or 58 mi	Kerrville	$2071
122 km or 76 mi	Austin	$2473
136 km or 85 mi	Cedar Park	$2232
140 km or 87 mi	Leander	$2250
141 km or 88 mi	Pflugerville	$2211
145 km or 90 mi	Round Rock	$2145
157 km or 98 mi	Georgetown	$2194
161 km or 100 mi	Victoria	$2231
197 km or 122 mi	Copperas Cove	$2097
200 km or 124 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
201 km or 125 mi	Killeen	$2006
210 km or 130 mi	Eagle Pass	$2037
213 km or 132 mi	Piedras Negras	$734
215 km or 134 mi	Corpus Christi	$1749
216 km or 134 mi	Temple	$2186
221 km or 137 mi	Kingsville	$1885
233 km or 145 mi	Del Rio	$2024
235 km or 146 mi	Laredo	$1856
236 km or 147 mi	Ciudad Acuna	$765
237 km or 147 mi	Nuevo Laredo	$545
247 km or 153 mi	Bryan	$1890
247 km or 154 mi	College Station	$1764
261 km or 162 mi	Rosenberg	$2151
269 km or 167 mi	Waco	$2223
279 km or 174 mi	Sugar Land	$2164
286 km or 178 mi	Missouri	$2143
293 km or 182 mi	San Angelo	$2734
300 km or 186 mi	Lake Jackson	$2063
300 km or 187 mi	The Woodlands	$2692
303 km or 188 mi	Houston	$2248
308 km or 191 mi	Spring	$2093
309 km or 192 mi	Conroe	$1798
310 km or 193 mi	Pearland	$2080
312 km or 194 mi	Stephenville	$2137