San Diego vs Wuhan - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Diego	Wuhan
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3346	$692
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7719	$1777
🏠 One person rent	$2248	$288
🏘️ Family rent	$4052	$502
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$224
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$91
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5772	$930
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Bad
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	22 km
🎓 Higher education	87	98
😀 Quality of life	92	70
🏙️ Population	1.39M	12.3M

The cost of living in San Diego is 384% more expensive than in Wuhan. Cities ranked 45th and 6979th ($3346 vs $692) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 100th 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 1.3 months in Wuhan. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Wuhan ranked 12th in China, while ranked 75th and 2526th 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	$20.9	$3.24
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$18.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.24
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$1.65
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$3.4
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$0.4
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2399	$354
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$203
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4351	$716
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3534	$352
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$40.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$62.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$14
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	4.49%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9294	$3874
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7063	$2284
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$30
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$3.61
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$1.33
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$1.02
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$1.59
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$3.35
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$12.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.91
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$1.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.8
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.34
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$0.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$10.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$0.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$2.84
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$3.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$5.6
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$1.39
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.39
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$39.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$6.01
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$28.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$3.37
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$95.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21468	$9062

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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 Wuhan

Distance	City	Cost of living
45 km or 28 mi	Hanchuan	$646
52 km or 32 mi	Xiaogan	$681
58 km or 36 mi	Huanggang	$705
61 km or 38 mi	Ezhou	$674
79 km or 49 mi	Yingcheng	$626
83 km or 52 mi	Huangshi	$714
84 km or 52 mi	Xianning	$663
85 km or 53 mi	Daye	$676
88 km or 55 mi	Xiantao	$610
95 km or 59 mi	Anlu	$647
96 km or 60 mi	Macheng	$659
100 km or 62 mi	Chibi	$614
116 km or 72 mi	Honghu	$612
123 km or 76 mi	Jingshan	$606
123 km or 76 mi	Guangshui	$647
147 km or 91 mi	Wuxue	$646
148 km or 92 mi	Linxiang	$592
153 km or 95 mi	Suizhou	$650
172 km or 107 mi	Xinyang	$683
175 km or 109 mi	Zhongxiang	$599
176 km or 109 mi	Yueyang	$623
192 km or 119 mi	Jiujiang	$670
199 km or 124 mi	Jingzhou	$605
205 km or 127 mi	Jingmen	$612
205 km or 127 mi	Shishou	$566
218 km or 136 mi	Qianshan	$636
225 km or 140 mi	Zaoyang	$614
230 km or 143 mi	Yicheng	$599
240 km or 149 mi	Dangyang	$575
245 km or 153 mi	Songzi	$573
248 km or 154 mi	Lu'an	$706
255 km or 159 mi	Jinshi	$552
259 km or 161 mi	Tongcheng	$658
261 km or 162 mi	Xiangyang	$622
262 km or 163 mi	Nanchang	$521
263 km or 163 mi	Anqing	$642
267 km or 166 mi	Zhumadian	$659
273 km or 170 mi	Yidu	$580
288 km or 179 mi	Yichang	$619
292 km or 182 mi	Yiyang	$611