San Diego vs Shenyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Diego	Shenyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3486	$612
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7909	$1804
🏠 One person rent	$2368	$235
🏘️ Family rent	$4139	$404
🍽️ Food expenses	$735	$239
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$68.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5217	$1093
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	86	74
😀 Quality of life	91	58
🏙️ Population	1.39M	9.07M

The cost of living in San Diego is 470% more expensive than in Shenyang. Cities ranked 52nd and 7878th ($3486 vs $612) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 221st 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 1.8 months in Shenyang. San Diego ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Shenyang ranked 49th in China, while ranked 155th and 6059th 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	$22.2	$2.78
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$18.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$4.92
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.97	$0.98
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$2.85
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2489	$223
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2046	$169
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4508	$404
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3643	$308
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$38.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$251	$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$16.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	4.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8050	$2242
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6577	$1294
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$14.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$3.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.83
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.32	$2.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.04	$1.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$1.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.44
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.65
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$0.67
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.44
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$0.67
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$3.27
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$8.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$6.89
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.48	$1.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$21.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.1	$6.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$22
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$6.41
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.2	$48.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$68.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1937	$493
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22295	$22712

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826

Cities near Shenyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
39 km or 24 mi	Fushun	$499
43 km or 27 mi	Dengta	$537
54 km or 34 mi	Xinmin	$567
63 km or 39 mi	Tieling	$549
63 km or 39 mi	Benxi	$474
63 km or 39 mi	Liaoyang	$519
71 km or 44 mi	Diaobingshan	$548
86 km or 53 mi	Anshan	$457
96 km or 60 mi	Kaiyuan	$552
120 km or 75 mi	Haicheng	$512
138 km or 85 mi	Beizhen	$556
149 km or 93 mi	Fuxin	$578
151 km or 94 mi	Dashiqiao	$528
159 km or 99 mi	Fengcheng	$526
161 km or 100 mi	Yingkou	$540
170 km or 106 mi	Siping	$559
180 km or 112 mi	Gaizhou	$539
186 km or 116 mi	Liaoyuan	$549
186 km or 116 mi	Linghai	$573
190 km or 118 mi	Shuangliao	$550
202 km or 126 mi	Meihekou	$549
204 km or 127 mi	Dandong	$541
206 km or 128 mi	Jinzhou	$603
206 km or 128 mi	Sinuiju	$1572
220 km or 137 mi	Gongzhuling	$491
221 km or 137 mi	Beipiao	$582
223 km or 138 mi	Tongliao	$579
223 km or 139 mi	Donggang	$540
238 km or 148 mi	Zhuanghe	$572
242 km or 150 mi	Ji'an	$529
248 km or 154 mi	Baishan	$555
249 km or 154 mi	Chaoyang	$615
250 km or 155 mi	Panshi	$551
251 km or 156 mi	Kusong	$1550
262 km or 163 mi	Xingcheng	$593
270 km or 168 mi	Wafangdian	$619
274 km or 170 mi	Changchun	$607
281 km or 174 mi	Kanggye	$1556
288 km or 179 mi	Chongju	$1544
289 km or 180 mi	Linjiang	$532