San Diego vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Diego	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3486	$798
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7909	$2386
🏠 One person rent	$2368	$290
🏘️ Family rent	$4139	$499
🍽️ Food expenses	$735	$284
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5217	$1351
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	86	65
😀 Quality of life	91	74
🏙️ Population	1.39M	12.7M

The cost of living in San Diego is 337% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 52nd and 6776th ($3486 vs $798) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 29th 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 1.7 months in Suzhou. San Diego ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 10th in China, while ranked 155th and 2020th among best cities to live in the world.

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	San Diego	Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$4.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$31.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$5.58
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.97	$2.19
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$3.57
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2489	$402
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2046	$172
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4508	$722
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3643	$314
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$60.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$251	$92.5
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8050	$5286
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6577	$2709
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$0.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$44.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$4.64
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.2
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.01
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.32	$2.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$1.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.04	$1.8
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$3.52
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$8.83
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$1.9
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$1.4
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$1.59
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$0.63
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.23
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$10.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$1.06
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$4.45
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$9.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$4.65
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.48	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$33.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.1	$5.87
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$82.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$8.02
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.2	$51.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$82.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1937	$1049
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22295	$20341

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$726
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$678
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$708
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$596
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$652
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$680
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$658
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$663
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$581
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1147
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$636
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$643
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1030
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$657
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$651
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$725
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$659
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$667
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$899
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$623
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$627
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$664
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$670
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$693
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$644
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$623
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$661
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$620
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$691
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$684
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$660
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$789
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$693
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$644
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$571
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$671
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$635