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

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Maoming	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$789	$3962
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2078	$8268
🏠 One person rent	$422	$2809
🏘️ Family rent	$751	$4461
🍽️ Food expenses	$210	$768
🚐 Transport expenses	$75.4	$184
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1006	$5742
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	27	87
😀 Quality of life	52	91
🏙️ Population	6.17M	1.01M

The cost of living in Maoming is 80% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6807th and 8th ($789 vs $3962) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 30th 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 1.3 months in Maoming compared to 1.4 months in San Jose, United States. Maoming ranked 100th best city to live in China vs San Jose, United States ranked 31st in the United States, while ranked 6563rd and 148th 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	$2.18	$23.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$14.4	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.98	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.64	$9
☕ Cappuccino	$2.16	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.46	$3.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$485	$3015
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$355	$2454
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$867	$4507
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$652	$4037
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$28.4	$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$43.4	$256
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$12.7	$74.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.87%	6.44%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4804	$9481
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2750	$9796
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.29	$2.5
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$24.1	$89.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.66	$21.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.18	$1.26
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.57
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$4.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.38	$3.72
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.04	$5.55
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$20.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.86	$6.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.72	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.87	$5.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.88	$5.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.97
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.59	$3.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.29	$1.82
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.51	$3.29
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.6	$15.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.66	$2.52
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.79	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.85	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.61	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.1	$2.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$32.4	$130
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$7.29	$16.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$32.3	$150
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.91	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.4	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$70.8	$97.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$488	$1802
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19015	$23160

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$790
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$805
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$896
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$738
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$832
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$664
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$694
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$844
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$816
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$699
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$807
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$605
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$848
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$534
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$592
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1718
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$674
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$608
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$782
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$564
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$769
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$795
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$666
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$587
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$939
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2674
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2415
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$580
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$760
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$577
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$621
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$585
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$533
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$774
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$807
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$584
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$571
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$765
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$943

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212