Cost of living comparison
San Jose is 82.0% more expensive than China.
If you lived in San Jose instead of China, you would:
pay 3.5 times more for restaurants
China
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.33
CN¥24.12
|
$10.09
₡5,071
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$5.25
CN¥38.03
|
$9.20
₡4,624
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.50
CN¥3.61
|
$1.83
₡918
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.30
CN¥2.20
|
$1.68
₡842
|
|
pay 66.9% more for groceries
China
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.68
CN¥12.15
|
$2.05
₡1,030
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.22
CN¥45.08
|
$3.67
₡1,844
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$7.41
CN¥53.70
|
$7.11
₡3,574
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.75
CN¥12.69
|
$3.18
₡1,598
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.80
CN¥13.01
|
$3.84
₡1,928
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.88
CN¥6.38
|
$2.21
₡1,112
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.63
CN¥4.55
|
$0.53
₡267
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
CN¥5.36
|
$0.88
₡441
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
CN¥4.11
|
$1.08
₡544
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.35
CN¥2.54
|
$0.98
₡493
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.43
CN¥3.11
|
$1.03
₡516
|
|
pay 93.3% more for transportation
China
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.64
CN¥33.61
|
$6.17
₡3,098
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$21.41
CN¥155.12
|
$35.74
₡17,959
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$21,385.50
CN¥154,950.76
|
$32,532.30
₡16,348,881
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.14
CN¥30.02
|
$13.32
₡6,693
|
|
pay 2.0 times more for housing
China
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$14.28
CN¥103.44
|
$50.83
₡25,546
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$401.04
CN¥2,905.80
|
$686.22
₡344,854
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$247.64
CN¥1,794.28
|
$420.20
₡211,168
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$39.51
CN¥286.30
|
$44.00
₡22,114
|
|
pay 35.0% less for childcare
China
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$456.56
CN¥3,308.06
|
$358.07
₡179,947
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,918.49
CN¥122,584.64
|
$8,730.45
₡4,387,429
|
|
pay 44.0% more for entertainment and sports
China
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$1.15
CN¥8.31
|
$2.79
₡1,401
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.48
CN¥25.24
|
$3.05
₡1,532
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.40
CN¥24.62
|
$4.37
₡2,195
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$42.27
CN¥306.28
|
$60.66
₡30,482
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$6.35
CN¥46.04
|
$7.44
₡3,737
|
|
pay 53.4% more for clothing
China
|
San Jose
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.26
CN¥371.44
|
$85.11
₡42,774
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$33.18
CN¥240.40
|
$48.81
₡24,527
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$80.69
CN¥584.66
|
$122.12
₡61,371
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$76.44
CN¥553.84
|
$113.99
₡57,286
|
|
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