San Diego vs Shenzhen - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Diego Shenzhen
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3427
$939
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7903
$2825
🏠 One person rent
$2366
$484
🏘️ Family rent
$4375
$1181
🍽️ Food expenses
$686
$268
🚐 Transport expenses
$192
$94.2
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5439
$1524
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
11 km
🎓 Higher education
87
96
😀 Quality of life
91
80
🏙️ Population
1.39M
17.5M

The cost of living in San Diego is 265% more expensive than in Shenzhen. Cities ranked 26th and 5744th ($3427 vs $939) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd and 16th 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 Shenzhen. San Diego ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Shenzhen ranked 3rd in China, while ranked 107th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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San Diego Shenzhen
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.9
$3.46
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$85.6
$27.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$12.1
$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.8
$1.12
☕ Cappuccino
$5.63
$3.69
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.87
$0.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2498
$650
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2064
$375
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4740
$1719
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3919
$954
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$142
$39.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$218
$60
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$73.6
$14.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.64%
4.6%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$11408
$12768
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8035
$7264
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.57
$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.4
$27.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$22.2
$4.56
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.35
$1.19
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.14
$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.69
$2.13
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.92
$1.15
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.13
$2.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$4.22
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.3
$13.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.46
$1.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.84
$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.2
$1.66
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.58
$1.49
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.9
$1.03
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.18
$1.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.54
$0.39
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.64
$1.21
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$14.7
$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.13
$0.89
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.5
$3.12
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$16.1
$5.34
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.94
$5.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.91
$1.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.92
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.3
$44.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$17.2
$7.98
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$129
$33.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$61.8
$65.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.2
$79
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1701
$607
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18429
$24305

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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 Shenzhen

Distance City Cost of living
28 km or 17 mi Kowloon
$2410
30 km or 19 mi Hong Kong
$2614
58 km or 36 mi Zhuhai
$618
65 km or 40 mi Dongguan
$589
66 km or 41 mi Macau
$1565
72 km or 45 mi Zhongshan
$481
74 km or 46 mi Huizhou
$837
100 km or 62 mi Jiangmen
$812
105 km or 65 mi Guangzhou
$742
112 km or 69 mi Foshan
$575
134 km or 83 mi Shanwei
$1083
142 km or 88 mi Kaiping
$816
150 km or 93 mi Heyuan
$891
164 km or 102 mi Qingyuan
$781
174 km or 108 mi Zhaoqing
$791
212 km or 131 mi Yunfu
$830
228 km or 142 mi Yangjiang
$876
233 km or 145 mi Puning
$738
256 km or 159 mi Shaoguan
$856
262 km or 163 mi Jieyang
$716
286 km or 178 mi Shantou
$589
288 km or 179 mi Meizhou
$799
292 km or 182 mi Chaozhou
$588
299 km or 186 mi Wuzhou
$824
303 km or 188 mi Lianzhou
$774
330 km or 205 mi Hezhou
$785
337 km or 209 mi Gaozhou
$831
337 km or 210 mi Maoming
$857
377 km or 234 mi Ganzhou
$812
378 km or 235 mi Chenzhou
$752
401 km or 249 mi Yulin
$806
405 km or 252 mi Zhanjiang
$777
415 km or 258 mi Longyan
$713
428 km or 266 mi Zhangzhou
$719
460 km or 286 mi Guigang
$735
464 km or 288 mi Xiamen
$721
477 km or 297 mi Haikou
$620
485 km or 301 mi Kinmen
$851
489 km or 304 mi Guilin
$525
502 km or 312 mi Yongzhou
$584