Bandung vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Bandung	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$545	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$1341	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$218	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$368	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$193	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$79.1	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$251	$5531
😷 Air quality	Bad	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	81	87
😀 Quality of life	40	91
🏙️ Population	2.88M	1.39M

The cost of living in Bandung is 84% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 8276th and 36th ($545 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 16th and 32nd in Indonesia and the United States, respectively. Check Indonesia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.5 months in Bandung compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Bandung ranked 20th best city to live in Indonesia vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 6910th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bandung vs San Diego

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	Bandung	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$1.59	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$9.19	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.05	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.76	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$1.78	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.48	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$221	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$158	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$452	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$270	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$25.8	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$39.8	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.4	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	9.17%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$874	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$412	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.31	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$28	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$6.3	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.77	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.15	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.01	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.89	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.5	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.07	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.25	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.58	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.31	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.52	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.32	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.3	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.17	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.09	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.22	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$1.62	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$1.76	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.92	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$0.63	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$21.4	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$2.91	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.1	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.09	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$40.5	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.3	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$109	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$7595	$28706

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Cities near Bandung

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.3 km or 5.1 mi	Cimahi	$500
71 km or 44 mi	Sukabumi	$563
82 km or 51 mi	Tasikmalaya	$373
93 km or 58 mi	Bogor	$513
101 km or 63 mi	Bekasi	$518
103 km or 64 mi	Depok	$385
113 km or 70 mi	Cirebon	$521
114 km or 71 mi	Jakarta	$701
116 km or 72 mi	Banjar	$490
119 km or 74 mi	South Tangerang	$536
134 km or 83 mi	Tangerang	$558
173 km or 108 mi	Tegal	$480
181 km or 113 mi	Cilacap	$474
182 km or 113 mi	Serang	$492
202 km or 125 mi	Cilegon	$488
233 km or 145 mi	Pekalongan	$471
306 km or 190 mi	Bandar Lampung	$374
315 km or 195 mi	Semarang	$493
323 km or 201 mi	Yogyakarta	$408
323 km or 201 mi	Metro	$432
327 km or 203 mi	Salatiga	$421
365 km or 227 mi	Surakarta	$417
443 km or 275 mi	Madiun	$486
500 km or 310 mi	Kediri	$464
521 km or 324 mi	Blitar	$453
538 km or 334 mi	Prabumulih	$417
539 km or 335 mi	Palembang	$395
540 km or 336 mi	Mojokerto	$505
556 km or 346 mi	Batu	$410
569 km or 353 mi	Malang	$365
572 km or 355 mi	Surabaya	$549
578 km or 359 mi	Pagar Alam	$458
594 km or 369 mi	Pasuruan	$510
629 km or 391 mi	Probolinggo	$614
661 km or 411 mi	Lubuklinggau	$466
684 km or 425 mi	Bengkulu	$500
740 km or 460 mi	Jambi	$458
795 km or 494 mi	Pontianak	$427
837 km or 520 mi	Bali	$1267
864 km or 537 mi	Denpasar	$497

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759