New York City vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$1672
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$323
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$863
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	21
😀 Quality of life	98	46
🏙️ Population	8.8M	6.71M

The cost of living in New York City is 361% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 4th and 6158th ($4203 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 12th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in New York City compared to 0.9 months in Yancheng. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Yancheng ranked 242nd in China, while ranked 11th and 7008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Yancheng

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	New York City	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$1.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$434
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$18627

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

Cities near Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$663
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$664
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$617
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$654
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$651
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$602
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$610
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$597
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$622
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$590
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$621
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$537
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$597
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$547
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$601
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$602
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$612
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$753
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$564
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$632
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$679
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$567
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$696
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$674
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$639
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$558
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$673
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$771
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$696
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$546
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$509
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1003