Cost of living comparison
San Diego is 13.2% cheaper than San Francisco.
If you lived in San Diego instead of San Francisco, you would:
pay 0.7% less for restaurants
San Francisco
|
San Diego
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$22.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$12.00
|
$12.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.77
|
$2.83
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.35
|
$2.53
|
|
pay 28.2% less for groceries
San Francisco
|
San Diego
|
||
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Bread
1 loaf
|
$4.80
|
$4.05
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$10.17
|
$6.98
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$5.87
|
$4.49
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.20
|
$4.19
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.04
|
$6.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$3.09
|
$2.21
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$1.54
|
$0.81
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$2.48
|
$1.46
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$3.39
|
$2.00
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.92
|
$1.53
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.57
|
$1.00
|
|
pay 5.7% less for transportation
San Francisco
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.16
|
$5.14
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$98.00
|
$72.00
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$32,000.00
|
$30,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$21.40
|
$23.67
|
|
pay 0.1% more for housing
San Francisco
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$67.91
|
$73.13
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$3,322.24
|
$2,785.55
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,803.45
|
$2,355.05
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$201.25
|
$251.36
|
|
pay 39.9% less for childcare
San Francisco
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$2,770.37
|
$1,713.33
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$31,333.33
|
$18,333.33
|
|
pay 9.1% less for entertainment and sports
San Francisco
|
San Diego
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$8.00
|
$8.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.62
|
$5.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$13.50
|
$10.53
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$109.67
|
$89.62
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$17.00
|
$18.00
|
|
pay 9.1% less for clothing
San Francisco
|
San Diego
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$63.13
|
$55.93
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$49.23
|
$54.11
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$111.09
|
$88.05
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$138.58
|
$119.17
|
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