San Diego vs Yancheng - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Diego	Yancheng
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3346	$947
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7719	$1798
🏠 One person rent	$2248	$544
🏘️ Family rent	$4052	$331
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$237
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$75.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5772	$839
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	87	21
😀 Quality of life	92	40
🏙️ Population	1.39M	6.71M

The cost of living in San Diego is 253% more expensive than in Yancheng. Cities ranked 45th and 5996th ($3346 vs $947) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 14th 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 0.9 months in Yancheng. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Yancheng ranked 240th in China, while ranked 75th and 6953rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Yancheng

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	San Diego	Yancheng
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$5.43
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$25.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$4.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$1.9
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$5.67
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2399	$1115
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$340
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4351	$403
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3534	$230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$35.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$53.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$12.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	4.13%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9294	$2559
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7063	$1978
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$0.39
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$17.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$4.33
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$2.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$0.29
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$0.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$1.14
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$6.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$2.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$11.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$1.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$1.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$0.86
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$0.93
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$12.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$0.75
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$4.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$5.11
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$1.71
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.83
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$28.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$4.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$46
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$3.44
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$538
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21468	$20047

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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 Yancheng

Distance	City	Cost of living
57 km or 36 mi	Xinghua	$699
62 km or 39 mi	Dongtai	$698
93 km or 58 mi	Gaoyou	$648
94 km or 58 mi	Huai'an	$705
101 km or 62 mi	Hai'an	$676
104 km or 64 mi	Taizhou	$673
119 km or 74 mi	Rugao	$674
129 km or 80 mi	Yangzhou	$650
132 km or 82 mi	Tianchang	$645
132 km or 82 mi	Yangzhong	$629
136 km or 85 mi	Taixing	$665
146 km or 91 mi	Zhenjiang	$538
154 km or 96 mi	Yizheng	$617
155 km or 96 mi	Jingjiang	$674
160 km or 99 mi	Lianyungang	$588
164 km or 102 mi	Danyang	$630
166 km or 103 mi	Jiangyin	$685
172 km or 107 mi	Nantong	$620
173 km or 108 mi	Zhangjiagang	$676
177 km or 110 mi	Changzhou	$729
181 km or 113 mi	Suqian	$656
184 km or 114 mi	Jurong	$651
193 km or 120 mi	Haimen	$661
197 km or 122 mi	Nanjing	$774
198 km or 123 mi	Xinyi	$608
202 km or 125 mi	Changshu	$718
204 km or 127 mi	Wuxi	$686
211 km or 131 mi	Mingguang	$623
223 km or 138 mi	Pizhou	$612
226 km or 141 mi	Qidong	$738
227 km or 141 mi	Yixing	$702
228 km or 142 mi	Liyang	$690
234 km or 145 mi	Rizhao	$610
234 km or 146 mi	Taicang	$706
237 km or 147 mi	Suzhou	$1020
237 km or 147 mi	Kunshan	$749
248 km or 154 mi	Linyi	$585
250 km or 155 mi	Ma'anshan	$748
264 km or 164 mi	Bengbu	$524
275 km or 171 mi	Pudong	$1028