San Diego vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Diego	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3428	$656
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7974	$1683
🏠 One person rent	$2311	$271
🏘️ Family rent	$4175	$461
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$217
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$83.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5531	$886
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	87	98
😀 Quality of life	91	70
🏙️ Population	1.39M	12.3M

The cost of living in San Diego is 422% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 36th and 7163rd ($3428 vs $656) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 95th 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 1.4 months in Wuhan. San Diego ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 95th and 2475th among best cities to live in the world.

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	San Diego	Wuhan
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.1	$3.12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.1	$17.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$1.63
☕ Cappuccino	$6.04	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$0.39
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$314
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1978	$193
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4583	$598
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$41.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$269	$63.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$13.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	4.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9086	$3716
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$2008
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.1	$25.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$3.57
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$1.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$0.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$1.52
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$11.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$3.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$1.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.29
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$1.25
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$0.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.7	$0.94
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$10.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$2.94
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$3.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.1	$5.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.87	$1.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.33
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75	$37.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$6.15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$130	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.9	$3.25
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$71.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$87.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1785	$330
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28706	$8658

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759

Cities near Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$619
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$651
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$660
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$638
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$600
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$679
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$635
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$645
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$600
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$615
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$630
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$591
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$589
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$584
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$619
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$613
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$569
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$621
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$655
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$577
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$596
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$637
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$591
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$588
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$549
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$576
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$591
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$577
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$558
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$556
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$664
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$533
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$600
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$604
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$506
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$555
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$637
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$561
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$602
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$586