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

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Hefei San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$643
$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1702
$8290
🏠 One person rent
$216
$2795
🏘️ Family rent
$373
$4452
🍽️ Food expenses
$243
$775
🚐 Transport expenses
$105
$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$927
$5915
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
32 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
93
87
😀 Quality of life
69
93
🏙️ Population
9.37M
1.01M

The cost of living in Hefei is 84% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7469th and 6th ($643 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 101st and 4th 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 1.4 months in Hefei compared to 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Hefei ranked 35th best city to live in China vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 4318th and 88th 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
$3.48
$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$19.1
$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.21
$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.77
$9.08
☕ Cappuccino
$2.28
$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.46
$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$210
$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$168
$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$385
$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$302
$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$25.8
$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39.6
$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.1
$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.54%
6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3665
$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2183
$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.28
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$42.3
$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.42
$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.17
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.52
$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.19
$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.88
$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.2
$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.15
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.86
$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.7
$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.65
$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.02
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.81
$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.38
$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.33
$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.95
$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.71
$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$5.65
$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28.1
$176
💇 Haircut, simple
$6.44
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$70
$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$59.4
$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$259
$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9056
$22302

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Distance City Cost of living
48 km or 30 mi Chaohu
$620
73 km or 45 mi Huainan
$601
74 km or 46 mi Lu'an
$631
95 km or 59 mi Tongcheng
$592
103 km or 64 mi Ma'anshan
$656
113 km or 70 mi Tongling
$629
118 km or 73 mi Wuhu
$672
119 km or 74 mi Bengbu
$509
122 km or 76 mi Mingguang
$583
135 km or 84 mi Chizhou
$617
142 km or 88 mi Nanjing
$753
152 km or 94 mi Qianshan
$567
153 km or 95 mi Anqing
$532
173 km or 107 mi Xuancheng
$659
178 km or 110 mi Jurong
$618
180 km or 112 mi Fuyang
$595
183 km or 114 mi Yizheng
$590
186 km or 116 mi Tianchang
$610
199 km or 124 mi Suzhou
$582
209 km or 130 mi Zhenjiang
$531
211 km or 131 mi Yangzhou
$602
213 km or 132 mi Ningguo
$637
214 km or 133 mi Liyang
$639
217 km or 135 mi Danyang
$597
227 km or 141 mi Macheng
$592
228 km or 141 mi Gaoyou
$617
229 km or 142 mi Guangde
$642
237 km or 147 mi Huaibei
$570
238 km or 148 mi Jieshou
$563
242 km or 151 mi Yangzhong
$597
243 km or 151 mi Yongcheng
$570
247 km or 153 mi Yixing
$674
248 km or 154 mi Suqian
$602
251 km or 156 mi Huai'an
$654
254 km or 158 mi Changzhou
$601
256 km or 159 mi Taizhou
$651
259 km or 161 mi Huangshan
$620
260 km or 162 mi Taixing
$622
267 km or 166 mi Xuzhou
$499
268 km or 167 mi Xinghua
$663

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Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2942
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3426
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3415
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3182
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3765
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3130
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3328
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3133
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3333
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3359
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3045
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3890
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3719
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3382
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3462
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2955
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3089
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3748
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3553
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3634
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2826
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3070
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2810
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3756
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2957
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3071
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3317
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2850
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3285
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3818
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3230
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3255
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2114
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3227
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3254