San Diego vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Diego	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3469	$771
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7890	$2209
🏠 One person rent	$2370	$265
🏘️ Family rent	$4148	$448
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$292
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$111
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5254	$1127
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	86	70
😀 Quality of life	93	71
🏙️ Population	1.39M	12.7M

The cost of living in San Diego is 350% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 43rd and 6778th ($3469 vs $771) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 31st 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 1.5 months in Suzhou. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 23rd in China, while ranked 97th and 3523rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Suzhou

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	San Diego	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$4.17
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$42.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$4.91
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.63	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$6.32	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2499	$328
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2053	$163
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4569	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$291
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$57.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$87.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$12.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	3.63%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9580	$5716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7151	$2955
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$41.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$4.46
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$2.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$2.47
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.22
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$1.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$20.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.65
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$8.05
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.99
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.36
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.33
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$0.99
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$8.13
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$4.46
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.53	$1.21
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.04
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.9	$6.32
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$78.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.4	$7.93
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$72.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1745	$778
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28967	$15339

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$696
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$632
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$679
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$673
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$597
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$648
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$631
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$634
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$674
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$547
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1128
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$601
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$612
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$621
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1003
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$639
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$622
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$696
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$630
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$642
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$826
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$597
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$597
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$634
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$740
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$651
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$531
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$618
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$602
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$637
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$590
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$664
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$659
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$713
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$753
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$663
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$617
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$576
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$672
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$610