San Diego vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Diego	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3469	$603
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7890	$1608
🏠 One person rent	$2370	$227
🏘️ Family rent	$4148	$387
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$76
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5254	$671
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	86	24
😀 Quality of life	93	45
🏙️ Population	1.39M	6.56M

The cost of living in San Diego is 475% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 43rd and 7790th ($3469 vs $603) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 167th 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 1.1 months in Shaoyang. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Shaoyang ranked 264th in China, while ranked 97th and 7090th 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	$21.5	$2.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$20.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$4.71
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.63	$1.1
☕ Cappuccino	$6.32	$2.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2499	$251
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2053	$166
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4569	$461
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$293
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$30.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$47.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$13
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	3.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9580	$2906
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7151	$2199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$20.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$3.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.15
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.84
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$1.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$0.93
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$1.61
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.71
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.43
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.31
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.16
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$0.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$2.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$4.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$5.35
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.53	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.65
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.9	$5.83
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.4	$5.19
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$64.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$73.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1745	$343
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28967	$10279

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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 Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$551
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$564
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$584
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$634
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$622
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$543
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$571
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$527
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$569
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$571
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$595
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$592
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$487
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$584
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$537
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$750
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$545
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$568
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$612
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$546
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$511
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$595
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$765
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$547
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$618
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$766
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$572
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$548
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$818
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$593
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$587
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$660
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$534
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$596
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$590
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$897
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$574
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$578
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$558
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$599