Cost of living comparison
San Diego is 18.1% more expensive than Washington.
If you lived in San Diego instead of Washington, you would:
pay 16.2% more for restaurants
|
Washington
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$18.30
|
$22.00
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$11.34
|
$12.00
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.58
|
$2.83
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.96
|
$2.53
|
|
pay 10.2% more for groceries
|
Washington
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.68
|
$4.05
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.05
|
$6.98
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$3.98
|
$4.49
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$3.58
|
$4.19
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$5.87
|
$6.63
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$2.06
|
$2.21
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.77
|
$0.81
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.79
|
$1.46
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.82
|
$2.00
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.06
|
$1.53
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$1.04
|
$1.00
|
|
pay 17.2% more for transportation
|
Washington
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.38
|
$5.14
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$60.04
|
$72.00
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$31,217.91
|
$30,000.00
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.44
|
$23.67
|
|
pay 55.7% more for housing
|
Washington
|
San Diego
|
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|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$64.28
|
$73.13
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$1,646.10
|
$2,785.55
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$1,467.71
|
$2,355.05
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$140.11
|
$251.36
|
|
pay 11.2% less for childcare
|
Washington
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,640.90
|
$1,713.33
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$25,057.56
|
$18,333.33
|
|
pay 25.1% more for entertainment and sports
|
Washington
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$6.60
|
$8.00
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.16
|
$5.51
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.27
|
$10.53
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$54.94
|
$89.62
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$13.63
|
$18.00
|
|
pay 13.2% more for clothing
|
Washington
|
San Diego
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$51.05
|
$55.93
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$41.16
|
$54.11
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$85.77
|
$88.05
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$109.45
|
$119.17
|
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