Washington vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Washington	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3328	$913
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7867	$1672
🏠 One person rent	$2171	$537
🏘️ Family rent	$3805	$323
🍽️ Food expenses	$759	$222
🚐 Transport expenses	$156	$72.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6208	$863
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	5 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	100	21
😀 Quality of life	96	46
🏙️ Population	690K	6.71M

The cost of living in Washington is 265% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 73rd and 6158th ($3328 vs $913) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 58th and 12th 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 Washington compared to 0.9 months in Yancheng. Washington ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Yancheng ranked 242nd in China, while ranked 26th and 7008th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Washington vs Yancheng

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	Washington	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.4	$4.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$100	$25.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.68	$1.88
☕ Cappuccino	$6.08	$5.65
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2374	$1103
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1874	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4381	$394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3331	$227
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$127	$32.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$50
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.7	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.47%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6387	$2529
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4905	$1915
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$98.9	$16.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$4.14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.09	$2.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.84	$0.28
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$0.28
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$1.12
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.1	$6.69
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$2.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.8	$9.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$1.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$0.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$0.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$0.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.7	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.58	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$0.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.19	$4.88
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.82	$7.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.34	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.56	$2.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$108	$28.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.5	$4.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$196	$45.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$35	$3.35
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.3	$46.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$91.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2676	$434
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$24065	$18627

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Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949

Cities near Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$663
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$664
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$617
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$654
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$634
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$651
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$602
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$610
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$597
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$622
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$590
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$621
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$537
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$597
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$634
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$547
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$601
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$602
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$618
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$612
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$753
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$564
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$632
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$679
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$567
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$696
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$674
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$639
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$558
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$673
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$771
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$696
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$546
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$656
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$509
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1003