Cost of Living & Income: Nanjing vs San Francisco

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Nanjing and San Francisco are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricNanjingSan FranciscoNanjing vs San Francisco
💰 Average monthly net salary¥9,594¥49,896San Francisco earns 5.2× the salary in Nanjing

Daily expenses

MetricNanjingSan FranciscoNanjing vs San Francisco
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥25¥152San Francisco costs 6.07× the price in Nanjing
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥150¥810San Francisco costs 5.40× the price in Nanjing
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥101San Francisco costs 2.89× the price in Nanjing
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥366.0¥1,594.7San Francisco costs 4.36× the price in Nanjing
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥48.0¥524.8San Francisco costs 10.93× the price in Nanjing
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥51.5¥452.7San Francisco costs 8.79× the price in Nanjing
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥191.7¥984.4San Francisco costs 5.14× the price in Nanjing
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥40.0¥121.5San Francisco costs 3.04× the price in Nanjing
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.7¥10.1San Francisco costs 1.17× the price in Nanjing

Supermarket prices

MetricNanjingSan FranciscoNanjing vs San Francisco
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥59.5¥165.3San Francisco costs 2.78× the price in Nanjing
🥚 Eggs (12)¥8.9¥36.3San Francisco costs 4.06× the price in Nanjing
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥14.3¥12.0Nanjing costs 1.19× the price in San Francisco
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥14.2¥38.5San Francisco costs 2.72× the price in Nanjing
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥14.1¥45.6San Francisco costs 3.24× the price in Nanjing
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥5.9¥22.8San Francisco costs 3.89× the price in Nanjing
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥7.3¥50.4San Francisco costs 6.90× the price in Nanjing
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥6.4¥22.9San Francisco costs 3.57× the price in Nanjing
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥90.0¥101.3San Francisco costs 1.13× the price in Nanjing

Rent & property prices

MetricNanjingSan FranciscoNanjing vs San Francisco
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥3,678¥25,633San Francisco costs 6.97× the price in Nanjing
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥1,988¥17,596San Francisco costs 8.85× the price in Nanjing
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥7,637¥39,770San Francisco costs 5.21× the price in Nanjing
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,774¥32,729San Francisco costs 8.67× the price in Nanjing
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥34,464¥67,564San Francisco costs 1.96× the price in Nanjing
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥20,982¥58,287San Francisco costs 2.78× the price in Nanjing