San Diego vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Diego	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3346	$514
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7719	$1733
🏠 One person rent	$2248	$159
🏘️ Family rent	$4052	$401
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$223
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$65.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5772	$739
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	87	85
😀 Quality of life	92	68
🏙️ Population	1.39M	9.07M

The cost of living in San Diego is 551% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 45th and 8584th ($3346 vs $514) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 526th 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 1.4 months in Shenyang. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 20th in China, while ranked 75th and 3326th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Shenyang

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	San Diego	Shenyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$2.85
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$21.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.84
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$1.01
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$0.5
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2399	$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$89.6
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4351	$473
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3534	$300
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$34.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$51.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$14.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	5.2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9294	$1979
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7063	$1310
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$12.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$3.53
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$1.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.19
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$0.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$2.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$6.96
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.15
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$21.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$4.29
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$20.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$4.53
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$57.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$71.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21468	$25284

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$474
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$506
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$517
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$523
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$524
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$520
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$527
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$528
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$531
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$548
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$564
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$547
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$527
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$560
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$541
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$565
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$538
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$582
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$524
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$529
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$543
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$625
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1568
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$479
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$583
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$554
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$548
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$605
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$534
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$633
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$531
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1547
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$627
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$667
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$601
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1562
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1555
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$511