San Diego vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Diego	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3469	$554
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7890	$1693
🏠 One person rent	$2370	$199
🏘️ Family rent	$4148	$334
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$63.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5254	$733
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	86	85
😀 Quality of life	93	71
🏙️ Population	1.39M	9.07M

The cost of living in San Diego is 526% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 43rd and 8245th ($3469 vs $554) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 341st 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 1.3 months in Shenyang. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 25th in China, while ranked 97th and 3667th 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	$21.5	$2.83
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$21.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$5.15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.63	$0.84
☕ Cappuccino	$6.32	$2.46
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2499	$210
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2053	$130
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4569	$378
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$229
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$60.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	5.22%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9580	$1970
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7151	$1274
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$12
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$3.47
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$1.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$1.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$9.74
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$2.89
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$12.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.04
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.27
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.03
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$0.7
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$3.15
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$6.94
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$6.06
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.53	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$20.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.9	$4.88
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$20.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.4	$5.65
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$74.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1745	$473
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28967	$24707

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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 Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$470
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$492
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$518
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$521
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$434
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$489
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$511
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$434
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$516
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$500
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$528
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$543
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$532
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$517
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$556
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$553
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$537
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$532
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$547
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$517
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$519
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$550
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$576
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1564
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$457
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$549
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$537
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$537
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$550
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$499
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$521
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$584
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$521
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1544
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$565
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$589
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$557
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1553
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1553
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$501