San Diego vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Diego	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3469	$639
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7890	$1624
🏠 One person rent	$2370	$267
🏘️ Family rent	$4148	$453
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$213
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$82.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5254	$1016
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	86	98
😀 Quality of life	93	74
🏙️ Population	1.39M	12.3M

The cost of living in San Diego is 443% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 43rd and 7501st ($3469 vs $639) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 106th 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 1.6 months in Wuhan. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 8th in China, while ranked 97th and 2249th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Wuhan

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	San Diego	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$2.67
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$17.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$5.16
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.63	$1.54
☕ Cappuccino	$6.32	$2.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.41
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2499	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2053	$190
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4569	$562
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$333
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$40.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$61.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	3.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9580	$3245
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7151	$1666
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$23.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$1.49
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$2.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$12.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.8
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.19
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.23
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.86
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$11.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$2.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$3.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.53	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.35
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.9	$5.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$28.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.4	$3.29
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$50.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$80.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1745	$322
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28967	$7838

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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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$609
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$629
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$646
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$632
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$585
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$671
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$625
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$638
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$599
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$579
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$592
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$590
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$587
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$570
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$574
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$598
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$572
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$582
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$583
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$561
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$595
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$604
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$596
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$575
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$547
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$567
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$552
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$542
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$546
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$548
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$631
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$511
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$592
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$555
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$526
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$532
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$580
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$534
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$578
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$571