San Diego vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Diego	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3346	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7719	$1703
🏠 One person rent	$2248	$223
🏘️ Family rent	$4052	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$232
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$78.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5772	$727
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	87	24
😀 Quality of life	92	39
🏙️ Population	1.39M	6.56M

The cost of living in San Diego is 447% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 45th and 7649th ($3346 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 262nd 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 1.2 months in Shaoyang. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 266th in China, while ranked 75th and 7013th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Shaoyang

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	San Diego	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$2.92
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.94
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$1.15
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$2.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2399	$257
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$161
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4351	$643
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3534	$325
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$29.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$13.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	4.15%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9294	$3476
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7063	$3102
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$3.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$1.71
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$0.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$1.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$3.59
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$12.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.28
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.52
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.51
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.88
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.32
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$1.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$13.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$0.78
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$4.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$5.39
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$29.5
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$5.96
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$5.26
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$65.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$77.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$360
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21468	$10066

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Cities near San Diego

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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$553
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$570
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$600
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$618
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$611
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$558
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$599
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$603
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$595
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$611
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$601
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$582
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$497
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$556
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$746
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$569
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$596
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$594
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$538
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$552
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$623
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$783
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$566
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$611
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$780
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$592
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$573
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$852
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$590
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$612
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$628
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$580
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$605
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$614
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$813
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$607
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$619
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$581
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$610