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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Jose	Zhanjiang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3674	$781
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8354	$2181
🏠 One person rent	$2553	$384
🏘️ Family rent	$4614	$739
🍽️ Food expenses	$756	$240
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$77.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6972	$571
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	31 km
🎓 Higher education	87	38
😀 Quality of life	93	43
🏙️ Population	1.01M	6.98M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 370% more expensive than in Zhanjiang. Cities ranked 13th and 6518th ($3674 vs $781) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 39th 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 1.9 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 152nd in China, while ranked 57th and 6686th 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	$25.2	$2.58
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$18
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.02
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.02	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$6.07	$2.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.37	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2518	$456
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2244	$307
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4974	$883
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4085	$620
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$36.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$56
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$10
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	4.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11099	$5666
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11117	$3311
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.5	$18.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$4.15
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.64	$1.68
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$0.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$4.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$1.27
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$1.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$0.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$0.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.42
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$16.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$6.03
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$5.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.62	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$42.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$5.69
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$31.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$9.75
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$46.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$67.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1894	$594
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23974	$20188

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146

Cities near Zhanjiang

Distance	City	Cost of living
74 km or 46 mi	Maoming	$774
94 km or 59 mi	Gaozhou	$774
131 km or 81 mi	Haikou	$671
138 km or 86 mi	Beihai	$660
161 km or 100 mi	Yulin	$794
177 km or 110 mi	Yangjiang	$895
203 km or 126 mi	Qinzhou	$614
222 km or 138 mi	Fangchenggang	$595
226 km or 141 mi	Guigang	$725
255 km or 159 mi	Yunfu	$839
270 km or 168 mi	Kaiping	$824
271 km or 168 mi	Wuzhou	$819
281 km or 175 mi	Nanning	$572
295 km or 183 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
307 km or 191 mi	Laibin	$623
317 km or 197 mi	Jiangmen	$830
324 km or 201 mi	Cam Pha	$577
338 km or 210 mi	Zhongshan	$491
341 km or 212 mi	Sanya	$778
342 km or 212 mi	Chongzuo	$586
343 km or 213 mi	Macau	$1590
345 km or 214 mi	Foshan	$602
346 km or 215 mi	Ha Long	$592
348 km or 216 mi	Zhuhai	$641
362 km or 225 mi	Liuzhou	$607
364 km or 226 mi	Guangzhou	$763
377 km or 234 mi	Hezhou	$780
388 km or 241 mi	Qingyuan	$808
390 km or 243 mi	Haiphong	$606
401 km or 249 mi	Dongguan	$678
405 km or 252 mi	Shenzhen	$958
406 km or 252 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
410 km or 255 mi	Kowloon	$2427
423 km or 263 mi	Hai Duong	$565
430 km or 267 mi	Thai Binh	$523
447 km or 278 mi	Lianzhou	$783
449 km or 279 mi	Nam Dinh	$511
451 km or 280 mi	Bac Ninh	$545
453 km or 281 mi	Guilin	$538
455 km or 283 mi	Hechi	$601