Genoa vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Genoa	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1620	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3831	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$769	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$1229	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$133	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2028	$5254
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	30	86
😀 Quality of life	81	93
🏙️ Population	559K	1.39M

The cost of living in Genoa is 53% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 3439th and 43rd ($1620 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 27th and 33rd in Italy and the United States, respectively. Check Italy vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Genoa compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Genoa ranked 37th best city to live in Italy vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 700th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Genoa vs San Diego

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	Genoa	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.9	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$69.7	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.68	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.99	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$859	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$549	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1298	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$927	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$28.9	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.45%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3735	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1506	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.3	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$54.7	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.09	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.91	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.16	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.45	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23.4	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.39	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.99	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.38	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.91	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.58	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.37	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.48	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$61.5	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$98.5	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$76.8	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$518	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10399	$28967

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Cities near Genoa

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi	Savona	$1642
54 km or 34 mi	Tortona	$1469
62 km or 38 mi	Alessandria	$1308
65 km or 41 mi	Voghera	$1624
79 km or 49 mi	La Spezia	$1615
79 km or 49 mi	Asti	$1268
88 km or 55 mi	Pavia	$1474
89 km or 55 mi	Mondovi	$1336
93 km or 57 mi	Imperia	$1473
94 km or 58 mi	Piacenza	$1582
100 km or 62 mi	Carrara	$1414
101 km or 63 mi	Vigevano	$1770
109 km or 68 mi	Vercelli	$1316
110 km or 68 mi	Cuneo	$1257
111 km or 69 mi	Lodi	$1344
113 km or 70 mi	Buccinasco	$1792
113 km or 70 mi	Sanremo	$1504
119 km or 74 mi	Cremona	$1402
119 km or 74 mi	Novara	$1264
119 km or 74 mi	Parma	$1589
120 km or 74 mi	Milan	$2307
121 km or 75 mi	Viareggio	$1393
122 km or 76 mi	Crema	$1474
122 km or 76 mi	Turin	$1582
126 km or 78 mi	Ventimiglia	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Monza	$1764
134 km or 83 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1781
134 km or 84 mi	Menton	$1488
136 km or 84 mi	Saronno	$1808
139 km or 86 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1446
140 km or 87 mi	Seregno	$1699
140 km or 87 mi	Pisa	$1472
141 km or 87 mi	Lucca	$1499
142 km or 88 mi	Monte Carlo	$4203
143 km or 89 mi	Monaco City	$9122
146 km or 91 mi	Livorno	$1510
146 km or 91 mi	Biella	$1263
148 km or 92 mi	Sassuolo	$1589
148 km or 92 mi	Cantu	$1649
154 km or 96 mi	Bergamo	$1547

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782