Cost of Living & Income: Shenzhen vs San Diego

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Shenzhen and San Diego are averages compiled from millions of user-contributed income and living-cost entries worldwide over the last 12 months (updated July 2026), converted to Chinese yuan (CNY, ¥). Green 🟢 marks a higher income or a lower price. Source: NUMBEO, which is widely cited by international media; the Seapoe team compiled, translated and processed the data.

Income comparison

MetricShenzhenSan DiegoShenzhen vs San Diego
💰 Average monthly net salary¥11,743¥35,706San Diego earns 3.0× the salary in Shenzhen

Daily expenses

MetricShenzhenSan DiegoShenzhen vs San Diego
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥25¥169San Diego costs 6.75× the price in Shenzhen
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥200¥675San Diego costs 3.37× the price in Shenzhen
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥35¥95San Diego costs 2.70× the price in Shenzhen
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥382.6¥1,702.7San Diego costs 4.45× the price in Shenzhen
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥75.8¥543.8San Diego costs 7.17× the price in Shenzhen
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥61.7¥499.9San Diego costs 8.10× the price in Shenzhen
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥330.1¥456.9San Diego costs 1.38× the price in Shenzhen
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥49.9¥135.0San Diego costs 2.71× the price in Shenzhen
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.6¥10.1San Diego costs 1.17× the price in Shenzhen

Supermarket prices

MetricShenzhenSan DiegoShenzhen vs San Diego
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥93.3¥137.0San Diego costs 1.47× the price in Shenzhen
🥚 Eggs (12)¥11.8¥51.5San Diego costs 4.38× the price in Shenzhen
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥11.0¥9.3Shenzhen costs 1.18× the price in San Diego
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥11.8¥37.4San Diego costs 3.18× the price in Shenzhen
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥14.7¥29.5San Diego costs 2.01× the price in Shenzhen
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥7.3¥21.6San Diego costs 2.95× the price in Shenzhen
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥9.5¥34.2San Diego costs 3.60× the price in Shenzhen
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥6.4¥14.7San Diego costs 2.31× the price in Shenzhen
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥88.0¥121.5San Diego costs 1.38× the price in Shenzhen

Rent & property prices

MetricShenzhenSan DiegoShenzhen vs San Diego
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥4,543¥22,764San Diego costs 5.01× the price in Shenzhen
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥3,049¥16,335San Diego costs 5.36× the price in Shenzhen
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥12,006¥37,052San Diego costs 3.09× the price in Shenzhen
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥5,876¥30,155San Diego costs 5.13× the price in Shenzhen
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥87,274¥54,628Shenzhen costs 1.60× the price in San Diego
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥41,349¥44,417San Diego costs 1.07× the price in Shenzhen