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

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Jose	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3957	$684
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8247	$2040
🏠 One person rent	$2805	$242
🏘️ Family rent	$4446	$417
🍽️ Food expenses	$765	$259
🚐 Transport expenses	$198	$91.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6139	$801
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	87	18
😀 Quality of life	91	46
🏙️ Population	1.01M	6.49M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 479% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 8th and 7385th ($3957 vs $684) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 80th 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 1.6 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. San Jose, United States ranked 25th best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 234th in China, while ranked 126th and 7068th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Shangrao

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	San Jose	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.9	$3.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95	$29.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.09	$0.75
☕ Cappuccino	$5.96	$2.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.6	$0.58
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3010	$279
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2448	$178
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4541	$492
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4005	$323
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$44.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.9	$15.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.1%	3.52%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8786	$5055
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8977	$2527
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90	$22.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.5	$5.45
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.78	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$1.11
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.56	$1.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$18.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$3.81
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$10.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$1.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.82	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.33	$1.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.55	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$0.94
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.32	$1.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.4	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.39	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$4.07
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.64
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.99	$5.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.96	$1.75
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.44	$1.85
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$111	$35.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.1	$7.38
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$128	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$6.18
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.4	$59
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$82.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1815	$555
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23151	$25646

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2928
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3345
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3387
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3194
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3808
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3172
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3616
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3234
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3356
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3357
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3075
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3728
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3582
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3357
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3486
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3073
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3029
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3698
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3577
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3588
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2822
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3088
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2822
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3797
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2968
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3043
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3310
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2848
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3276
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3873
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3261
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3559
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2088
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3252
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3273

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$596
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$617
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$628
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$435
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$646
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$603
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$611
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$686
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$689
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$542
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$696
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$615
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$551
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$640
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$672
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$652
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$661
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$774
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$717
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$653
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$587
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$618
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$684
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$899
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$679
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$612
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$667
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$592
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$670
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$677
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$671
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$632
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$687
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$680
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$658
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$691
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$673
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$610
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$628