San Diego vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Diego	Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3346	$958
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7719	$2895
🏠 One person rent	$2248	$495
🏘️ Family rent	$4052	$1237
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$274
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$96.5
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5772	$1649
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	87	96
😀 Quality of life	92	79
🏙️ Population	1.39M	17.7M

The cost of living in San Diego is 249% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 45th and 5948th ($3346 vs $958) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 13th 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 1.7 months in Shenzhen. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 75th and 556th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Shenzhen

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	San Diego	Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$3.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$28.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$1.13
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$3.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$0.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2399	$713
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$370
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4351	$1800
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3534	$997
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$41.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$63.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$15
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	4.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9294	$13100
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7063	$6892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$28.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$4.62
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.21
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$2.14
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.16
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$2.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$4.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$13.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.71
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.48
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.02
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$1.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$0.92
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$3.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$5.44
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$5.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.96
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$43.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$7.07
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$33.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$10.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$61.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$605
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21468	$24117

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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 Shenzhen

Distance	City	Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi	Kowloon	$2427
30 km or 19 mi	Hong Kong	$2753
58 km or 36 mi	Zhuhai	$641
65 km or 40 mi	Dongguan	$678
66 km or 41 mi	Macau	$1590
72 km or 45 mi	Zhongshan	$491
74 km or 46 mi	Huizhou	$629
100 km or 62 mi	Jiangmen	$830
105 km or 65 mi	Guangzhou	$763
112 km or 69 mi	Foshan	$602
134 km or 83 mi	Shanwei	$1014
142 km or 88 mi	Kaiping	$824
150 km or 93 mi	Heyuan	$801
164 km or 102 mi	Qingyuan	$808
174 km or 108 mi	Zhaoqing	$806
212 km or 131 mi	Yunfu	$839
228 km or 142 mi	Yangjiang	$895
233 km or 145 mi	Puning	$726
256 km or 159 mi	Shaoguan	$852
262 km or 163 mi	Jieyang	$691
286 km or 178 mi	Shantou	$605
288 km or 179 mi	Meizhou	$795
292 km or 182 mi	Chaozhou	$592
299 km or 186 mi	Wuzhou	$819
303 km or 188 mi	Lianzhou	$783
330 km or 205 mi	Hezhou	$780
337 km or 209 mi	Gaozhou	$774
337 km or 210 mi	Maoming	$774
377 km or 234 mi	Ganzhou	$813
378 km or 235 mi	Chenzhou	$746
401 km or 249 mi	Yulin	$794
405 km or 252 mi	Zhanjiang	$781
415 km or 258 mi	Longyan	$713
428 km or 266 mi	Zhangzhou	$731
460 km or 286 mi	Guigang	$725
464 km or 288 mi	Xiamen	$807
477 km or 297 mi	Haikou	$671
485 km or 301 mi	Kinmen	$821
489 km or 304 mi	Guilin	$538
502 km or 312 mi	Yongzhou	$618