San Diego vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Diego Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3507
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7962
$2444
🏠 One person rent
$2395
$507
🏘️ Family rent
$4150
$900
🍽️ Food expenses
$737
$261
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$83.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5553
$1024
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
86
95
😀 Quality of life
91
77
🏙️ Population
1.39M
17.5M

The cost of living in San Diego is 273% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 50th and 6106th ($3507 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 12th 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 1.1 months in Shenzhen. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 137th and 1113th 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
$22.1
$3.57
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.3
$28.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$4.49
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.74
$1.45
☕ Cappuccino
$6.24
$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2519
$652
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2068
$403
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4514
$1182
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3653
$735
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$253
$63.2
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.6
$12.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
3.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8566
$13180
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6843
$5913
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72
$21.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$4.54
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.75
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.98
$1.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.17
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.16
$1.86
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$14.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$3.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$13.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$1.44
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$1.61
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.26
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$1.01
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.36
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.4
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$1.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$13.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$0.94
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.9
$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.99
$7.02
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.5
$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.9
$49.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.2
$7.18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$34.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.3
$10.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$46.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$73.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1998
$510
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26517
$22916

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Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2995
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2995
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2933
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$3033
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3040
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1295
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2948
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2995
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3243
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1141
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1138
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3261
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2995
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3245
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2976
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3251
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2927
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2676
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2963
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3070
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$3030
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2758
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3085
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2815
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3513
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3122
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2621
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$968
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2669
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3544
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3027
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2980
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3449
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2554
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2767
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2697
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2804

Cities near Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2415
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2674
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$674
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$666
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1718
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$534
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$621
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$848
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$782
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$611
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$943
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$844
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$765
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$795
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$807
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$832
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$896
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$589
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$807
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$464
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$602
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$673
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$465
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$816
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$760
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$769
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$790
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$789
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$814
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$730
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$738
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$805
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$698
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$696
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$699
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$723
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$694
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$903
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$533
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$638