Hefei vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$205	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	93	87
😀 Quality of life	66	91
🏙️ Population	9.37M	1.39M

The cost of living in Hefei is 82% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 7405th and 36th ($625 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 32nd 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 San Diego. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 3963rd and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs San Diego

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	Hefei	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.46	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$28706

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759