Hefei vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Hefei San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$727
$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1858
$8354
🏠 One person rent
$277
$2553
🏘️ Family rent
$494
$4614
🍽️ Food expenses
$229
$756
🚐 Transport expenses
$110
$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$952
$6972
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
87
😀 Quality of life
65
93
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.01M

The cost of living in Hefei is 80% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6780th and 13th ($727 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 68th and 11th 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 Jose, United States. Hefei ranked 32nd best city to live in China vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 4171st and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hefei vs San Jose, United States

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Hefei San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$2.86
$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$21.6
$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.29
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.84
$9.02
☕ Cappuccino
$2.45
$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.47
$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$222
$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$564
$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$396
$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$30.6
$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$47.1
$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$17.3
$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.81%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3971
$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.43
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$43
$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.68
$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.74
$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.78
$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.66
$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.79
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.71
$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.97
$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.26
$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.64
$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.58
$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.38
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.2
$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$17
$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.76
$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack
$2.83
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.62
$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.77
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.94
$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$109
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.67
$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$43
$151
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.57
$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$88.6
$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$86
$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$244
$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8558
$23974

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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 Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2799
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3305
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3220
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3085
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3610
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3094
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3159
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3010
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3228
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3288
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2986
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3584
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3433
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3442
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3578
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3118
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3085
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3527
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3804
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3473
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2981
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3091
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2802
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3672
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2931
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3023
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3293
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2851
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3224
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2922
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3196
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3274
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2250
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3170
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3146