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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Jose	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3502	$927
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7476	$1758
🏠 One person rent	$2428	$532
🏘️ Family rent	$4021	$321
🍽️ Food expenses	$717	$234
🚐 Transport expenses	$195	$73.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6928	$782
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	87	21
😀 Quality of life	92	43
🏙️ Population	1.01M	6.71M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 278% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 22nd and 5799th ($3502 vs $927) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 17th 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 2 months in San Jose, United States compared to 0.8 months in Yancheng. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Yancheng ranked 256th in China, while ranked 69th and 6861st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Yancheng

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	San Jose	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$5.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$24.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.93	$1.84
☕ Cappuccino	$5.86	$5.59
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$0.42
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2372	$1082
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2164	$336
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4451	$393
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3536	$222
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$52.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.6	$12.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	4.58%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13837	$2490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9980	$1903
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$16.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$4.29
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$2.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.46	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.92	$1.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$6.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$1.25
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$0.99
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$14.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$4.16
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$4.91
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$7.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.93	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.78
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.2	$27.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$3.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$44.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$3.34
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$55.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$105
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1687	$534
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15889	$19602

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123

Cities near Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$696
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$703
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$652
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$699
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$679
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$651
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$682
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$631
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$645
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$625
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$665
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$524
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$617
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$675
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$608
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$625
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$688
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$651
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$678
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$713
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$641
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$645
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$682
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$740
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$605
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$731
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$687
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$624
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$610
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$763
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$707
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$694
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$575
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$731
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$1020
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$771
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$566
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$746
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$532
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1074