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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Jose	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3502	$777
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7476	$2145
🏠 One person rent	$2428	$373
🏘️ Family rent	$4021	$682
🍽️ Food expenses	$717	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$195	$84.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6928	$552
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	87	38
😀 Quality of life	92	45
🏙️ Population	1.01M	6.98M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 351% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 22nd and 6458th ($3502 vs $777) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 40th 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 0.7 months in Zhanjiang. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Zhanjiang ranked 161st in China, while ranked 69th and 6615th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Zhanjiang

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	San Jose	Zhanjiang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$2.49
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$4.87
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.93	$0.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.86	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2372	$515
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2164	$275
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4451	$838
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3536	$554
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$61.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.6	$9.74
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13837	$7632
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9980	$3297
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$17.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$5.28
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.46	$2.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.92	$1.01
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$3.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$13.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$1.45
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$1.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.06
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.43
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$16.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$0.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$3.62
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$5.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$5.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.93	$1.51
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.95
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.2	$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$5.61
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$31
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$9.38
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$47.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$66.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1687	$609
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15889	$19859

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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 Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$857
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$831
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$620
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$638
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$806
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$876
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$592
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$568
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$735
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$830
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$816
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$824
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$547
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$791
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$611
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$812
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$571
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$481
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$552
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$573
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1565
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$575
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$590
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$618
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$596
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$742
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$785
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$781
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$605
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$589
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$939
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2614
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2410
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$557
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$517
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$774
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$504
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$524
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$525
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$573