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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Jose	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3810	$592
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8485	$1661
🏠 One person rent	$2688	$209
🏘️ Family rent	$4744	$411
🍽️ Food expenses	$759	$227
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$74.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6191	$709
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	87	24
😀 Quality of life	92	39
🏙️ Population	1.01M	6.56M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 544% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 8th and 7740th ($3810 vs $592) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 263rd 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 Shaoyang. San Jose, United States ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 82nd and 7044th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Shaoyang

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	San Jose	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$2.82
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$100	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$4.68
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2643	$225
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2388	$151
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$521
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4230	$307
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$30.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$47.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.8	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9512	$3334
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9578	$2970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.5	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$3.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.73	$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$0.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$1.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$0.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.2	$2.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$4.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$5.22
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.05	$1.07
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$129	$32.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$5.16
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$70.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$81.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1805	$340
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25839	$11393

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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

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$536
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$553
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$579
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$609
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$590
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$579
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$582
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$570
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$586
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$575
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$577
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$480
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$563
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$539
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$724
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$552
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$573
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$577
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$522
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$533
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$596
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$755
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$549
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$590
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$758
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$569
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$556
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$564
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$589
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$600
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$561
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$591
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$591
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$761
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$579
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$602
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$575
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$600