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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Hefei	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$625	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1708	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$205	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$435	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$231	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$105	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$991	$6191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	32 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	93	87
😀 Quality of life	66	92
🏙️ Population	9.37M	1.01M

The cost of living in Hefei is 84% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 7405th and 8th ($625 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 160th and 6th 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 Jose, United States. Hefei ranked 31st best city to live in China vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 3963rd and 82nd 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	$3.46	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.78	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.84	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.37	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$205	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$156	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$481	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$358	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.4	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.1	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$13.3	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.17%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2103	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.34	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$40.9	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$3.59	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.15	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.77	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.86	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.54	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.6	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.8	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.94	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.22	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.62	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.35	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.8	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.9	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.76	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.2	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.57	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.93	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.68	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$83.3	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$5.84	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$6.43	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.3	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$60.1	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$237	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8278	$25839

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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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968