Cost of Living & Income: Wuhan vs San Diego

ℹ️ About the data: the figures for Wuhan 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

MetricWuhanSan DiegoWuhan vs San Diego
💰 Average monthly net salary¥7,484¥35,706San Diego earns 4.8× the salary in Wuhan

Daily expenses

MetricWuhanSan DiegoWuhan vs San Diego
🍜 Meal, inexpensive restaurant¥20¥169San Diego costs 8.44× the price in Wuhan
🍝 Meal for two, mid-range restaurant (3 courses)¥150¥675San Diego costs 4.50× the price in Wuhan
🍔 McMeal at McDonald's (or equivalent)¥42¥95San Diego costs 2.25× the price in Wuhan
💧 Utilities, 85 m² apartment (monthly)¥390.6¥1,702.7San Diego costs 4.36× the price in Wuhan
💻 Broadband internet, 60 Mbps+ (monthly)¥79.8¥543.8San Diego costs 6.82× the price in Wuhan
📱 Mobile plan, calls + 10 GB+ data (monthly)¥56.9¥499.9San Diego costs 8.79× the price in Wuhan
💪 Gym membership (monthly)¥385.6¥456.9San Diego costs 1.19× the price in Wuhan
🎬 Cinema ticket, international release¥40.0¥135.0San Diego costs 3.38× the price in Wuhan
⛽ Petrol (1 litre)¥8.6¥10.1San Diego costs 1.18× the price in Wuhan

Supermarket prices

MetricWuhanSan DiegoWuhan vs San Diego
🥩 Beef round (1 kg)¥90.4¥137.0San Diego costs 1.51× the price in Wuhan
🥚 Eggs (12)¥11.0¥51.5San Diego costs 4.69× the price in Wuhan
🥛 Milk (1 litre)¥13.6¥9.3Wuhan costs 1.46× the price in San Diego
🍞 Bread (500 g)¥12.2¥37.4San Diego costs 3.08× the price in Wuhan
🍏 Apples (1 kg)¥14.8¥29.5San Diego costs 1.99× the price in Wuhan
🥔 Potatoes (1 kg)¥5.3¥21.6San Diego costs 4.06× the price in Wuhan
🍅 Tomatoes (1 kg)¥7.5¥34.2San Diego costs 4.56× the price in Wuhan
🍺 Domestic beer (500 ml)¥5.1¥14.7San Diego costs 2.87× the price in Wuhan
🍷 Wine, mid-range bottle¥80.0¥121.5San Diego costs 1.52× the price in Wuhan

Rent & property prices

MetricWuhanSan DiegoWuhan vs San Diego
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥2,325¥22,764San Diego costs 9.79× the price in Wuhan
🛌 Rent, 1-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥1,491¥16,335San Diego costs 10.95× the price in Wuhan
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom in city centre (monthly)¥4,964¥37,052San Diego costs 7.46× the price in Wuhan
🚪 Rent, 3-bedroom outside centre (monthly)¥2,544¥30,155San Diego costs 11.85× the price in Wuhan
🏡 Apartment price per m², city centre¥21,333¥54,628San Diego costs 2.56× the price in Wuhan
🏡 Apartment price per m², outside centre¥10,667¥44,417San Diego costs 4.16× the price in Wuhan