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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Maoming	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$773	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1981	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$415	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$718	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$205	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$73.3	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$976	$5915
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	29	87
😀 Quality of life	49	93
🏙️ Population	6.17M	1.01M

The cost of living in Maoming is 80% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6772nd and 6th ($773 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 1.3 months in Maoming compared to 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Maoming ranked 141st best city to live in China vs San Jose, United States ranked 21st in the United States, while ranked 6717th and 88th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs San Jose, United States

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	Maoming	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.12	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.9	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.89	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.58	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$2.1	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$480	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$351	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$847	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$619	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.2	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.61%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4664	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2843	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$23.8	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.55	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.58	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.85	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.56	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.49	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.9	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.64	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.83	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.64	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.75	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.58	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.04	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$31.7	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.96	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.2	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.78	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.5	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$69.6	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$424	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16634	$22302

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$780
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$790
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$892
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$726
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$816
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$652
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$677
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$827
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$809
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$693
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$794
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$590
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$829
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$518
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$579
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$589
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1746
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$662
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$758
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$552
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$766
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$777
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$662
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$574
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$878
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2718
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2414
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$568
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$765
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$551
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$608
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$559
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$546
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$758
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$574
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$562
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$766
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$941

Cities near San Jose, United States

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