Cleveland vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

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Cleveland San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1971
$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$4638
$7962
🏠 One person rent
$1161
$2395
🏘️ Family rent
$1997
$4150
🍽️ Food expenses
$568
$737
🚐 Transport expenses
$113
$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$3363
$5553
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
4 km
3 km
🎓 Higher education
82
86
😀 Quality of life
87
91
🏙️ Population
373K
1.39M

The cost of living in Cleveland is 44% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 2121st and 50th ($1971 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1629th and 38th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Cleveland compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Ranked 111th vs 26th best cities to live in the United States, and 357th vs 137th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Cleveland vs San Diego

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Cleveland San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$15.9
$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.3
$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.58
$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.68
$8.74
☕ Cappuccino
$4.93
$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.42
$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1296
$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$863
$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2390
$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1531
$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$148
$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$230
$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.2
$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.3%
6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1477
$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1191
$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.5
$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$95.8
$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16
$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.84
$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.85
$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.76
$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.22
$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.5
$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.3
$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$21.2
$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.63
$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.9
$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.97
$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.97
$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.59
$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.71
$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.8
$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.53
$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.75
$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.06
$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.17
$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.58
$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.23
$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$39.2
$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.2
$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$73.6
$131
💇 Haircut, simple
$13.5
$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.3
$63
👟 Brand Sneakers
$95.6
$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1124
$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18789
$26517

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Cities near Cleveland

Distance City Cost of living
8.8 km or 5.4 mi Garfield Heights
$1957
9.4 km or 5.8 mi Cleveland Heights
$1956
9.9 km or 6.1 mi Shaker Heights
$1944
11 km or 6.8 mi Lakewood
$1953
11 km or 6.9 mi Parma
$1921
12 km or 7.5 mi Maple Heights
$1927
13 km or 7.8 mi South Euclid
$1927
13 km or 8.2 mi Parma Heights
$1936
15 km or 9.1 mi Rocky River
$1937
15 km or 9.4 mi Bedford
$1911
18 km or 11 mi Euclid
$1930
19 km or 12 mi North Royalton
$1927
22 km or 13 mi Solon
$1874
22 km or 13 mi North Olmsted
$1921
22 km or 14 mi Westlake
$1928
23 km or 14 mi Strongsville
$1911
28 km or 17 mi Avon Lake
$1893
28 km or 18 mi Willoughby
$1921
30 km or 18 mi Avon
$1936
30 km or 18 mi Brunswick
$1897
30 km or 18 mi North Ridgeville
$1892
33 km or 21 mi Hudson
$1843
36 km or 22 mi Mentor
$1844
38 km or 24 mi Elyria
$1852
40 km or 25 mi Cuyahoga Falls
$1825
41 km or 25 mi Stow
$1810
42 km or 26 mi Lorain
$1807
42 km or 26 mi Medina
$1896
45 km or 28 mi Kent
$1712
47 km or 29 mi Akron
$1662
51 km or 32 mi Wadsworth
$1958
52 km or 32 mi Barberton
$1879
61 km or 38 mi Green
$1827
76 km or 47 mi Warren
$1633
77 km or 48 mi Massillon
$1752
78 km or 49 mi Wooster
$1530
79 km or 49 mi Alliance
$1500
79 km or 49 mi Canton
$1451
83 km or 52 mi Norwalk
$1935
87 km or 54 mi Sandusky
$2149

Cities near San Diego

Distance City Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2995
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2995
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2933
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$3033
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3040
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1295
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2948
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2995
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3243
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1141
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1138
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3261
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2995
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3245
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2976
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3251
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2927
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2676
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2963
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3070
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$3030
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2758
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3085
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2815
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3513
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3122
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2621
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$968
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2669
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3544
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3027
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2980
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3449
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2554
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2767
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2697
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2804