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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Jose	Shangqiu
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3952	$598
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8290	$1652
🏠 One person rent	$2795	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$4452	$416
🍽️ Food expenses	$775	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$66.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5915	$648
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	87	24
😀 Quality of life	93	44
🏙️ Population	1.01M	7.82M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 561% more expensive than in Shangqiu. Cities ranked 6th and 7835th ($3952 vs $598) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 183rd 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.1 months in Shangqiu. San Jose, United States ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Shangqiu ranked 298th in China, while ranked 88th and 7180th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Shangqiu

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	San Jose	Shangqiu
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$3.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$18.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.57
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.08	$1.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$2.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2999	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2438	$191
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4520	$411
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4008	$337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$34.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$54.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70	$9.87
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10416	$2747
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9325	$1738
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.29
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$15.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$3.52
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.6
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$0.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$11.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$3.03
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$1.62
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$1.05
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$0.72
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$3.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$2.23
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$5.78
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$176	$27.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$4.28
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$40.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.7	$66.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1874	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22302	$17107

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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

Cities near Shangqiu

Distance	City	Cost of living
92 km or 57 mi	Yongcheng	$570
92 km or 57 mi	Heze	$807
117 km or 73 mi	Huaibei	$570
121 km or 75 mi	Changyuan	$572
126 km or 79 mi	Kaifeng	$478
128 km or 79 mi	Zoucheng	$564
128 km or 80 mi	Zhoukou	$582
129 km or 80 mi	Xiangcheng	$567
132 km or 82 mi	Jieshou	$563
137 km or 85 mi	Jining	$563
142 km or 89 mi	Xuzhou	$499
150 km or 93 mi	Suzhou	$582
156 km or 97 mi	Tengzhou	$558
159 km or 99 mi	Puyang	$585
170 km or 106 mi	Fuyang	$595
174 km or 108 mi	Xuchang	$507
174 km or 108 mi	Changge	$517
176 km or 110 mi	Xinzheng	$522
178 km or 110 mi	Luohe	$553
178 km or 111 mi	Qufu	$553
181 km or 112 mi	Zaozhuang	$530
181 km or 113 mi	Weihui	$506
185 km or 115 mi	Zhengzhou	$504
188 km or 117 mi	Xinxiang	$502
192 km or 119 mi	Hebi	$527
202 km or 126 mi	Yuzhou	$523
204 km or 127 mi	Huixian	$511
208 km or 129 mi	Xinmi	$518
210 km or 131 mi	Xingyang	$513
217 km or 135 mi	Pizhou	$567
220 km or 137 mi	Anyang	$484
220 km or 137 mi	Zhumadian	$580
221 km or 137 mi	Feicheng	$547
227 km or 141 mi	Liaocheng	$516
229 km or 142 mi	Bengbu	$509
229 km or 143 mi	Pingdingshan	$544
233 km or 145 mi	Wugang	$526
236 km or 147 mi	Tai'an	$538
238 km or 148 mi	Jiaozuo	$489
240 km or 149 mi	Dengfeng	$517