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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maoming	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$756	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$409	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$794	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$971	$6191
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	29	87
😀 Quality of life	44	92
🏙️ Population	6.17M	1.01M

The cost of living in Maoming is 80% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 6647th and 8th ($756 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th 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 1.3 months in Maoming compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Maoming ranked 136th best city to live in China vs San Jose, United States ranked 11th in the United States, while ranked 6657th and 82nd 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	$2.06	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.81	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$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	$477	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$684	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.4	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6271	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3451	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.53	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.63	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.84	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.4	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.76	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$476	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17434	$25839

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$761
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$877
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$771
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$823
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$642
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$812
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$803
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$702
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$804
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$461
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1588
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$653
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$774
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$549
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$758
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$794
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$656
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$916
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2432
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$564
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$755
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$569
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$582
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$522
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$763
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$575
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$591
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$764
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$936

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