San Diego vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Diego	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7903	$1606
🏠 One person rent	$2366	$133
🏘️ Family rent	$4375	$342
🍽️ Food expenses	$686	$216
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$67.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5439	$777
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	87	85
😀 Quality of life	91	70
🏙️ Population	1.39M	9.07M

The cost of living in San Diego is 605% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 26th and 8600th ($3427 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 538th 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 1.6 months in Shenyang. San Diego ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 18th in China, while ranked 107th and 2673rd 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	$2.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.6	$20.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.19
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.8	$0.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$2.66
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2498	$188
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2064	$62
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4740	$450
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3919	$235
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$32.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$51
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.6	$13.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	5.62%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11408	$1816
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8035	$1317
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.4	$13.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.69	$1.17
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$0.75
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$1.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$9.66
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$2.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$12.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$1.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$1.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$1.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$1.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$1.11
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$0.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$9.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$0.47
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.1	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$6.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.91	$1.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$1.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.3	$20.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.2	$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$26.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$4.42
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$47
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$83.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1701	$290
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18429	$19578

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$449
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$502
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$510
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$536
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$515
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$517
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$524
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$520
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$536
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$519
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$537
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$550
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$523
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$513
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$523
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$565
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$531
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$560
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$559
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$541
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$543
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$515
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$585
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1574
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$595
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$566
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$557
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$526
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$562
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$512
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$551
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$606
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$555
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$585
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$612
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1555
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1538
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$529