Cost of living comparison
Florida is 19.2% cheaper than San Diego.
If you lived in Florida instead of San Diego, you would:
pay 8.1% less for restaurants
San Diego
|
Florida
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$21.50
|
$19.47
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$10.18
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.64
|
$2.61
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.21
|
$2.07
|
|
pay 1.3% more for groceries
San Diego
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.20
|
$3.56
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.34
|
$6.40
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.38
|
$4.19
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.28
|
$3.70
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.85
|
$5.23
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.44
|
$2.40
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.77
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.77
|
$2.09
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$2.26
|
$2.18
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.31
|
$1.42
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$1.60
|
|
pay 19.2% less for transportation
San Diego
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.15
|
$3.36
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$72.00
|
$61.15
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$35,376.95
|
$31,918.41
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$19.40
|
$16.07
|
|
pay 27.4% less for housing
San Diego
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$70.11
|
$64.97
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,839.47
|
$1,891.59
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,284.17
|
$1,611.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$240.96
|
$146.62
|
|
pay 35.8% less for childcare
San Diego
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,754.29
|
$923.14
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$21,666.67
|
$16,426.17
|
|
pay 28.5% less for entertainment and sports
San Diego
|
Florida
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$5.61
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.41
|
$4.94
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$11.06
|
$7.80
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$84.21
|
$42.55
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$18.00
|
$13.47
|
|
pay 16.9% less for clothing
San Diego
|
Florida
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.49
|
$49.20
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$59.66
|
$41.16
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$91.33
|
$85.28
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$122.86
|
$105.33
|
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