Oakland vs Zhanjiang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oakland	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2968	$764
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8022	$2113
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$378
🏘️ Family rent	$4049	$725
🍽️ Food expenses	$798	$233
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$75.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5520	$549
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	97	37
😀 Quality of life	94	43
🏙️ Population	441K	6.98M

The cost of living in Oakland is 289% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 182nd and 6602nd ($2968 vs $764) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 159th and 34th 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 1.9 months in Oakland compared to 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. Oakland ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 38th and 6725th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Zhanjiang

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	Oakland	Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.1	$2.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.3	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$4.86
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$2.77
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1826	$440
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4410	$860
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3547	$612
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$34.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$53.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.5	$9.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	4.35%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7152	$5384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7023	$3087
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$17.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$4.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.65
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.73	$0.99
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$4.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$1.21
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$1.78
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$0.82
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$15.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$3.67
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$5.95
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$5.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$1.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.94
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$42.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$5.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$9.21
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$44.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2719	$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18963	$18959

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$756
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$761
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$650
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$642
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$771
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$877
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$592
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$702
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$823
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$812
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$803
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$549
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$598
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$804
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$569
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$461
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$763
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$564
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1588
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$611
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$582
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$653
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$579
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$758
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$794
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$591
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$656
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$916
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2432
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$554
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$513
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$755
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$496
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$513
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$522
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$575