Maoming vs New York City - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Maoming	New York City
🚶 Cost of living one person	$797	$4202
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2117	$9189
🏠 One person rent	$423	$2718
🏘️ Family rent	$745	$4417
🍽️ Food expenses	$215	$842
🚐 Transport expenses	$77	$400
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1025	$5389
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	27	100
😀 Quality of life	51	95
🏙️ Population	6.17M	8.8M

The cost of living in Maoming is 81% less expensive than in New York City. Cities ranked 6780th and 4th ($797 vs $4202) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th and 1st 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 Maoming compared to 1.3 months in New York City. Maoming ranked 109th best city to live in China vs New York City ranked 2nd in the United States, while ranked 6580th and 15th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs New York City

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	Maoming	New York City
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.2	$22.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.7	$90
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.05	$13.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.22	$6.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.47	$3.28
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$486	$3692
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$356	$2206
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$862	$5140
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$645	$3874
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.6	$144
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$44	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.5	$70.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.5%	6.31%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4919	$18073
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2687	$7831
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.3	$3.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.7	$138
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.72	$27
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.19	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.71	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.83	$4.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$5.67
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.07	$6.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.3	$16.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$14.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$18.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.9	$6.3
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.74	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$5.79
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$6.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.96
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.54	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$19.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.66	$4.61
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.92	$18.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$23.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.92	$14
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.65	$8.02
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$2.86
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.2	$132
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.33	$21.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.2	$159
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.96	$40.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.1	$61.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$73.8	$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$563	$2095
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19775	$21713

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$802
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$824
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$908
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$751
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$839
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$679
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$711
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$858
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$828
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$714
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$617
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$873
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$548
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$602
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$627
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1734
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$678
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$620
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$785
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$580
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$778
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$801
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$694
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$601
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$995
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2663
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2396
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$592
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$766
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$574
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$638
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$579
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$528
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$782
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$793
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$593
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$564
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$777
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$954

Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2940
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3729
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3110
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3145
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2842
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3304
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2840
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2917
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2795
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2791
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2820
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2821
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2707
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2797
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2805
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2545
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2725
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2823
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2540
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2557
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2700
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2692
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2485
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2697
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2775
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2614
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2779
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2710
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2729
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2669
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2634
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2450
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2713
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2762
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2488
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3192