San Diego vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Diego	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3428	$671
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7974	$2065
🏠 One person rent	$2311	$263
🏘️ Family rent	$4175	$505
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$238
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$88.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5531	$800
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	87	20
😀 Quality of life	91	41
🏙️ Population	1.39M	6.44M

The cost of living in San Diego is 411% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 36th and 7052nd ($3428 vs $671) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 74th 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 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. San Diego ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 210th in China, while ranked 95th and 6873rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Shangrao

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	San Diego	Shangrao
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.1	$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.1	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$4.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$6.04	$2.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$303
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1978	$199
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4583	$628
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$401
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$27.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$269	$42.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$16
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	3.98%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9086	$4836
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$2454
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.1	$23.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$5.02
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$2.03
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$0.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.75
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$2.77
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$11.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.3
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.73
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.7	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$5.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.1	$4.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.87	$1.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75	$33.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$6.19
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$130	$42.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.9	$5.84
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$51
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$67.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1785	$436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28706	$31722

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$598
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$601
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$603
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$616
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$621
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$642
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$585
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$587
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$682
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$630
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$506
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$677
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$637
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$555
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$603
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$648
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$611
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$642
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$726
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$681
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$632
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$576
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$613
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$672
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$805
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$669
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$600
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$650
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$564
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$716
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$661
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$691
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$600
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$671
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$670
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$645
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$679
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$625
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$590
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$621