San Diego vs Shanghai - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Diego Shanghai
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3346
$1136
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7719
$3654
🏠 One person rent
$2248
$602
🏘️ Family rent
$4052
$1527
🍽️ Food expenses
$722
$293
🚐 Transport expenses
$185
$116
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5772
$1905
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
87
100
😀 Quality of life
92
79
🏙️ Population
1.39M
24.9M

The cost of living in San Diego is 194% more expensive than in Shanghai. Cities ranked 45th and 4780th ($3346 vs $1136) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 6th 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 1.7 months in San Diego compared to 1.7 months in Shanghai. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Shanghai ranked 4th in China, while ranked 75th and 571st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Shanghai

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San Diego Shanghai
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$3.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.8
$42.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.9
$5.51
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.25
$1.43
 Cappuccino
$5.51
$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.62
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2399
$897
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1894
$461
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4351
$2549
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3534
$1181
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$36.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$286
$56.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.1
$16.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
4.28%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9294
$16156
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7063
$8893
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.52
$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72.6
$36.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$20.2
$6.13
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.38
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.16
$2.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.98
$1.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.91
$1.41
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.72
$2.11
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15
$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.4
$3.46
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.4
$11.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.96
$2.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.69
$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.78
$2.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.11
$1.7
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.54
$0.98
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$1.07
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.6
$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.2
$1.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$18.3
$11.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.1
$0.86
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.3
$3.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.2
$6.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$10.9
$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.94
$1.72
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.98
$2.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72.4
$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18
$8.47
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$132
$90.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$28
$11.9
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.2
$58.2
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.1
$78.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1752
$1263
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$21468
$31401

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2783
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2893
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2786
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$2821
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$2936
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1050
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2799
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2765
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$2853
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$922
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$922
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$2795
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2718
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$2997
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2783
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$2926
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2767
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2579
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2886
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3006
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$2828
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2650
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$2842
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2717
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3001
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$2928
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2587
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$912
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2654
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3444
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3035
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2950
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3330
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$3047
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2789
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2595
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2647

Cities near Shanghai

Distance City Cost of living
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Pudong
$1028
47 km or 29 mi Taicang
$706
53 km or 33 mi Kunshan
$749
74 km or 46 mi Qidong
$738
82 km or 51 mi Suzhou
$1020
82 km or 51 mi Jiaxing
$585
85 km or 53 mi Haimen
$661
88 km or 55 mi Changshu
$718
106 km or 66 mi Nantong
$620
117 km or 73 mi Zhangjiagang
$676
121 km or 75 mi Wuxi
$686
135 km or 84 mi Huzhou
$706
141 km or 87 mi Jiangyin
$685
142 km or 88 mi Zhoushan
$612
144 km or 89 mi Ningbo
$733
148 km or 92 mi Jingjiang
$674
155 km or 96 mi Shaoxing
$742
158 km or 98 mi Yixing
$702
159 km or 99 mi Changzhou
$729
160 km or 100 mi Rugao
$674
161 km or 100 mi Hangzhou
$843
177 km or 110 mi Taixing
$665
179 km or 111 mi Hai'an
$676
191 km or 119 mi Liyang
$690
197 km or 122 mi Yangzhong
$629
198 km or 123 mi Guangde
$698
201 km or 125 mi Danyang
$630
208 km or 129 mi Taizhou
$673
217 km or 135 mi Dongtai
$698
223 km or 139 mi Zhenjiang
$538
235 km or 146 mi Yangzhou
$650
236 km or 146 mi Jurong
$651
244 km or 152 mi Ningguo
$703
246 km or 153 mi Yiwu
$708
250 km or 155 mi Xinghua
$699
250 km or 156 mi Yizheng
$617
259 km or 161 mi Linhai
$702
260 km or 161 mi Xuancheng
$771
262 km or 163 mi Gaoyou
$648
274 km or 170 mi Nanjing
$774