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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Jose	Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3674	$522
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8354	$1600
🏠 One person rent	$2553	$184
🏘️ Family rent	$4614	$432
🍽️ Food expenses	$756	$190
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$69
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6972	$714
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	87	78
😀 Quality of life	93	66
🏙️ Population	1.01M	12.6M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 604% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 13th and 8506th ($3674 vs $522) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 518th 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 1.4 months in Zhengzhou. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 30th in China, while ranked 57th and 3930th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Zhengzhou

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	San Jose	Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.2	$2.16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.31
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.02	$0.85
☕ Cappuccino	$6.07	$2.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.37	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2518	$181
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2244	$129
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4974	$465
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4085	$343
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$35.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$55.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$8.81
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	4.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11099	$3232
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11117	$1608
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.5	$14
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$3.92
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.64	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$1.06
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$2.24
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$1.13
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$0.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$0.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$0.52
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$0.57
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$2.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.62	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.06
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$95.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$5.36
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$14
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$47.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$77.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1894	$260
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23974	$19861

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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 Zhengzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi	Xingyang	$531
35 km or 22 mi	Xinmi	$541
40 km or 25 mi	Xinzheng	$559
60 km or 37 mi	Changge	$568
62 km or 38 mi	Gongyi	$535
62 km or 39 mi	Kaifeng	$623
64 km or 40 mi	Xinxiang	$588
66 km or 41 mi	Jiaozuo	$502
66 km or 41 mi	Dengfeng	$542
69 km or 43 mi	Yuzhou	$571
77 km or 48 mi	Qinyang	$525
80 km or 50 mi	Huixian	$565
81 km or 50 mi	Yanshi	$521
81 km or 51 mi	Weihui	$586
82 km or 51 mi	Xuchang	$610
82 km or 51 mi	Mengzhou	$517
99 km or 61 mi	Ruzhou	$555
105 km or 65 mi	Jiyuan	$533
111 km or 69 mi	Changyuan	$819
111 km or 69 mi	Jincheng	$567
113 km or 70 mi	Luoyang	$511
118 km or 73 mi	Pingdingshan	$611
125 km or 78 mi	Hebi	$648
134 km or 83 mi	Luohe	$612
134 km or 83 mi	Gaoping	$591
147 km or 91 mi	Linzhou	$608
154 km or 96 mi	Zhoukou	$599
162 km or 101 mi	Anyang	$602
162 km or 101 mi	Wugang	$587
168 km or 104 mi	Puyang	$826
169 km or 105 mi	Changzhi	$747
170 km or 106 mi	Heze	$1433
185 km or 115 mi	Xiangcheng	$598
185 km or 115 mi	Shangqiu	$775
200 km or 124 mi	Zhumadian	$659
220 km or 137 mi	Handan	$634
221 km or 137 mi	Nanyang	$655
221 km or 138 mi	Wu'an	$609
225 km or 140 mi	Sanmenxia	$554
228 km or 142 mi	Jieshou	$619