San Diego vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Diego	Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3346	$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7719	$3486
🏠 One person rent	$2248	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$4052	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$440
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5772	$1044
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	19 km
🎓 Higher education	87	70
😀 Quality of life	92	67
🏙️ Population	1.39M	12.7M

The cost of living in San Diego is 228% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 45th and 5553rd ($3346 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 9th 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 months in Suzhou. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 75th and 3798th 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	$20.9	$4.31
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$64
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$6.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$4.25
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$4.7
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.23
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2399	$414
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$218
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4351	$1304
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3534	$558
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$55.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$84.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	4.74%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9294	$6384
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7063	$3492
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.36
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$43.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$4.69
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.94
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$3.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.7
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$3.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.64
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$14.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$2.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.21
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$2.18
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$1.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.78
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.64
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$1.66
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$1.02
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$4.95
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$5.61
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$1.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.2
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$9.24
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$78.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$7.95
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$82.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$94.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$2003
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21468	$26560

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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 Suzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi	Kunshan	$749
40 km or 25 mi	Changshu	$718
43 km or 27 mi	Wuxi	$686
49 km or 31 mi	Taicang	$706
63 km or 39 mi	Jiaxing	$585
64 km or 40 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
69 km or 43 mi	Huzhou	$706
75 km or 47 mi	Jiangyin	$685
76 km or 47 mi	Yixing	$702
80 km or 50 mi	Nantong	$620
82 km or 51 mi	Shanghai	$1136
83 km or 52 mi	Changzhou	$729
84 km or 52 mi	Haimen	$661
85 km or 53 mi	Jingjiang	$674
88 km or 55 mi	Pudong	$1028
109 km or 68 mi	Liyang	$690
112 km or 70 mi	Taixing	$665
114 km or 71 mi	Qidong	$738
120 km or 75 mi	Rugao	$674
123 km or 77 mi	Guangde	$698
125 km or 78 mi	Hangzhou	$843
125 km or 78 mi	Danyang	$630
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhong	$629
137 km or 85 mi	Hai'an	$676
145 km or 90 mi	Shaoxing	$742
148 km or 92 mi	Taizhou	$673
149 km or 93 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
156 km or 97 mi	Jurong	$651
164 km or 102 mi	Yangzhou	$650
173 km or 107 mi	Ningguo	$703
175 km or 109 mi	Yizheng	$617
175 km or 109 mi	Dongtai	$698
182 km or 113 mi	Xuancheng	$771
182 km or 113 mi	Ningbo	$733
194 km or 120 mi	Nanjing	$774
196 km or 122 mi	Xinghua	$699
198 km or 123 mi	Gaoyou	$648
202 km or 125 mi	Zhoushan	$612
214 km or 133 mi	Wuhu	$903
216 km or 134 mi	Tianchang	$645