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

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Hangzhou San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$899
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2417
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$438
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$752
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$268
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$96.5
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$922
$6139
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
12 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
84
87
😀 Quality of life
72
91
🏙️ Population
11.9M
1.01M

The cost of living in Hangzhou is 77% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6257th and 8th ($899 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 17th and 5th 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 months in Hangzhou compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Hangzhou ranked 20th best city to live in China vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 3005th and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Hangzhou vs San Jose, United States

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Hangzhou San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.08
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$27.5
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.17
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.01
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$4.07
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.59
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$549
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$343
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$992
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$600
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$39
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$59.6
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$14.4
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.5%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7694
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3840
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.59
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$22.7
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$6.01
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.2
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.93
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.03
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.47
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.12
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.5
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.72
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.2
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.23
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.58
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.74
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.37
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.89
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.95
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.35
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.25
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.3
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.86
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.09
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.91
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.36
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.49
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$43.3
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$7.81
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$52.3
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.56
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$54.4
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$79.7
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$553
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$25159
$23151

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Distance City Cost of living
49 km or 30 mi Shaoxing
$670
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$680
79 km or 49 mi Jiaxing
$596
102 km or 63 mi Guangde
$667
105 km or 65 mi Yiwu
$696
121 km or 75 mi Ningguo
$661
125 km or 78 mi Suzhou
$798
129 km or 80 mi Yixing
$663
137 km or 85 mi Jinhua
$611
139 km or 87 mi Ningbo
$660
146 km or 90 mi Liyang
$657
147 km or 91 mi Wuxi
$686
148 km or 92 mi Kunshan
$726
156 km or 97 mi Xuancheng
$684
161 km or 100 mi Shanghai
$1147
161 km or 100 mi Taicang
$708
165 km or 102 mi Changshu
$678
170 km or 106 mi Pudong
$1030
175 km or 109 mi Changzhou
$636
182 km or 113 mi Linhai
$677
185 km or 115 mi Zhangjiagang
$652
185 km or 115 mi Jiangyin
$658
188 km or 117 mi Zhoushan
$571
188 km or 117 mi Huangshan
$646
191 km or 118 mi Quzhou
$628
195 km or 121 mi Jingjiang
$645
202 km or 125 mi Lishui
$686
202 km or 126 mi Danyang
$623
205 km or 127 mi Nantong
$581
206 km or 128 mi Haimen
$643
210 km or 131 mi Wuhu
$671
213 km or 132 mi Jurong
$644
214 km or 133 mi Taixing
$651
224 km or 139 mi Yangzhong
$627
224 km or 139 mi Qidong
$725
228 km or 142 mi Zhenjiang
$538
237 km or 147 mi Ma'anshan
$674
238 km or 148 mi Wenling
$687
240 km or 149 mi Rugao
$659
240 km or 149 mi Nanjing
$789

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273