San Diego vs Shangrao - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Diego	Shangrao
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3469	$650
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7890	$1953
🏠 One person rent	$2370	$238
🏘️ Family rent	$4148	$414
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$241
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$85
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5254	$767
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	86	20
😀 Quality of life	93	46
🏙️ Population	1.39M	6.44M

The cost of living in San Diego is 434% more expensive than in Shangrao. Cities ranked 43rd and 7433rd ($3469 vs $650) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 94th 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 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 1.2 months in Shangrao. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Shangrao ranked 207th in China, while ranked 97th and 6933rd 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	$21.5	$3.48
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$28
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$4.22
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.63	$0.7
☕ Cappuccino	$6.32	$2.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.52
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2499	$270
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2053	$174
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4569	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$320
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$26.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$41.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$18
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	3.67%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9580	$4322
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7151	$2245
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$20.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$5.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.98
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$1.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$1.78
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.08
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$10.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$2.04
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.79
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.19
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$12.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$4.22
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$5.37
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.53	$1.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$32.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.9	$6.52
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$43.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.4	$5.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$54.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$73.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1745	$415
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28967	$28686

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782

Cities near Shangrao

Distance	City	Cost of living
76 km or 47 mi	Guixi	$578
77 km or 48 mi	Wuyishan	$600
97 km or 60 mi	Yingtan	$586
106 km or 66 mi	Quzhou	$604
120 km or 75 mi	Jingdezhen	$436
145 km or 90 mi	Huangshan	$620
165 km or 103 mi	Fuzhou	$589
180 km or 112 mi	Jinhua	$586
191 km or 119 mi	Lishui	$696
201 km or 125 mi	Nanping	$671
205 km or 127 mi	Nanchang	$526
227 km or 141 mi	Yiwu	$672
237 km or 147 mi	Jiujiang	$604
246 km or 153 mi	Anqing	$532
246 km or 153 mi	Sanming	$616
250 km or 155 mi	Ningde	$628
251 km or 156 mi	Chizhou	$617
262 km or 163 mi	Ningguo	$637
268 km or 167 mi	Wenzhou	$753
274 km or 170 mi	Rui'an	$700
278 km or 173 mi	Tongling	$629
279 km or 174 mi	Qianshan	$567
282 km or 175 mi	Wuxue	$598
289 km or 179 mi	Xuancheng	$659
293 km or 182 mi	Hangzhou	$826
294 km or 183 mi	Fuzhou	$628
306 km or 190 mi	Tongcheng	$592
307 km or 191 mi	Guangde	$642
307 km or 191 mi	Xinyu	$593
308 km or 191 mi	Shaoxing	$740
313 km or 195 mi	Linhai	$666
324 km or 201 mi	Wuhu	$672
328 km or 204 mi	Ji'an	$660
333 km or 207 mi	Wenling	$677
340 km or 211 mi	Huzhou	$631
344 km or 214 mi	Daye	$638
345 km or 214 mi	Huangshi	$671
350 km or 217 mi	Putian	$634
358 km or 223 mi	Yichun	$618
361 km or 224 mi	Chaohu	$620