Quality of life comparison
compared to
If you lived in New York instead of China, you would:
Health
be 3.2 times more likely to be obese
In China, 9.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In New York, that number is 29.9% of people as of 2022.
Economy
make 6.6 times more money
China has a GDP per capita of $13,862 as of 2025, while in New York, the GDP per capita is $91,992 as of 2024.
Sources: World Health Organization (2024), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (PLACES) (2022), World Bank (2025), Bureau of Economic Analysis (2024). How we calculate this
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Cost of Living Comparison · 7 categories - 2026 data
New York is 3.3 times more expensive than China overall
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Size Comparison · See true size
China is about 78 times bigger than New York.
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