Genoa vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Genoa	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1649	$3507
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3880	$7962
🏠 One person rent	$794	$2395
🏘️ Family rent	$1247	$4150
🍽️ Food expenses	$573	$737
🚐 Transport expenses	$128	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2089	$5553
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	30	86
😀 Quality of life	80	91
🏙️ Population	559K	1.39M

The cost of living in Genoa is 53% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 3453rd and 50th ($1649 vs $3507) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 31st and 38th 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 1.6 months in San Diego. Genoa ranked 34th best city to live in Italy vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 756th and 137th 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	$16.2	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.7	$86.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.67	$8.74
☕ Cappuccino	$2.02	$6.24
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.09	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$907	$2519
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$561	$2068
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1417	$4514
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$911	$3653
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$165
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$253
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30	$71.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.78%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3815	$8566
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1265	$6843
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.38	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.6	$72
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.3	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.08	$1.23
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.99	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.26	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$3.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.76	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$16
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$13.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.5	$20.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$4.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.8
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.61	$4.8
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.98	$2.67
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.97	$2.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.4	$1.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.23	$16.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.06	$2.8
🚬 Cigarette pack	$6.89	$12.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.8	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.46	$9.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.51	$5.5
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.67	$2.48
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$57.1	$62.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.1	$18.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$99.2	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.5	$30.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.4	$63
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$533	$1998
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12007	$26517

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Cities near Genoa

Distance	City	Cost of living
38 km or 23 mi	Savona	$1660
54 km or 34 mi	Tortona	$1471
62 km or 38 mi	Alessandria	$1354
65 km or 41 mi	Voghera	$1602
79 km or 49 mi	La Spezia	$1618
79 km or 49 mi	Asti	$1342
88 km or 55 mi	Pavia	$1458
89 km or 55 mi	Mondovi	$1375
93 km or 57 mi	Imperia	$1490
94 km or 58 mi	Piacenza	$1606
100 km or 62 mi	Carrara	$1445
101 km or 63 mi	Vigevano	$1769
109 km or 68 mi	Vercelli	$1338
110 km or 68 mi	Cuneo	$1294
111 km or 69 mi	Lodi	$1371
113 km or 70 mi	Buccinasco	$1778
113 km or 70 mi	Sanremo	$1556
119 km or 74 mi	Cremona	$1432
119 km or 74 mi	Novara	$1290
119 km or 74 mi	Parma	$1652
120 km or 74 mi	Milan	$2370
121 km or 75 mi	Viareggio	$1425
122 km or 76 mi	Crema	$1474
122 km or 76 mi	Turin	$1652
126 km or 78 mi	Ventimiglia	$1627
134 km or 83 mi	Monza	$1885
134 km or 83 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1803
134 km or 84 mi	Menton	$1516
136 km or 84 mi	Saronno	$1817
139 km or 86 mi	Reggio Emilia	$1468
140 km or 87 mi	Seregno	$1675
140 km or 87 mi	Pisa	$1622
141 km or 87 mi	Lucca	$1595
142 km or 88 mi	Monte Carlo	$4626
143 km or 89 mi	Monaco City	$7861
146 km or 91 mi	Livorno	$1659
146 km or 91 mi	Biella	$1275
148 km or 92 mi	Sassuolo	$1637
148 km or 92 mi	Cantu	$1631
154 km or 96 mi	Bergamo	$1582

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