Cost of living comparison
San Diego is 2.5 times more expensive than Japan overall.
- Restaurants
-
pay 2.9 times more in San Diego
- Groceries
-
pay 38.1% more in San Diego
- Transportation
-
pay 20.8% more in San Diego
- Housing
-
pay 4.3 times more in San Diego
- Childcare
-
pay 4.0 times more in San Diego
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 2.1 times more in San Diego
- Clothing
-
pay 71.5% more in San Diego
The cost of housing, childcare, restaurants, entertainment and sports, clothing, and groceries in San Diego are more expensive than in Japan. Notably, housing, childcare, and restaurants are significantly more expensive in San Diego.
If you lived in San Diego instead of Japan, you would:
pay 2.9 times more for restaurants
|
Japan
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$6.44
¥953
|
$21.50
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$4.94
¥731
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.97
¥144
|
$2.64
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.73
¥108
|
$2.21
|
|
pay 38.1% more for groceries
|
Japan
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.52
¥226
|
$4.20
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.72
¥847
|
$7.34
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.46
¥808
|
$4.38
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.02
¥299
|
$4.28
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$2.73
¥404
|
$5.85
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.17
¥322
|
$2.44
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.02
¥152
|
$0.77
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.64
¥243
|
$1.77
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.04
¥301
|
$2.26
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.26
¥187
|
$1.31
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.08
¥160
|
$1.06
|
|
pay 20.8% more for transportation
|
Japan
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.22
¥625
|
$5.15
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$57.82
¥8,559
|
$72.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$22,042.19
¥3,263,236
|
$35,376.95
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$25.42
¥3,764
|
$19.40
|
|
pay 4.3 times more for housing
|
Japan
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$31.09
¥4,603
|
$70.11
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$500.38
¥74,078
|
$2,839.47
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$325.42
¥48,176
|
$2,284.17
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$113.04
¥16,735
|
$240.96
|
|
pay 4.0 times more for childcare
|
Japan
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$288.10
¥42,652
|
$1,754.29
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$11,095.30
¥1,642,604
|
$21,666.67
|
|
pay 2.1 times more for entertainment and sports
|
Japan
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.71
¥401
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.78
¥411
|
$5.41
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$3.98
¥590
|
$11.06
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$57.72
¥8,545
|
$84.21
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$11.97
¥1,773
|
$18.00
|
|
pay 71.5% more for clothing
|
Japan
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$40.54
¥6,002
|
$58.49
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$26.82
¥3,970
|
$59.66
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$54.08
¥8,006
|
$91.33
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$81.66
¥12,090
|
$122.86
|
|
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