Goyang vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Goyang	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1171	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3157	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$468	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$978	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$518	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$85.9	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1547	$5531
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	98	87
😀 Quality of life	73	91
🏙️ Population	1.06M	1.39M

The cost of living in Goyang is 66% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4560th and 36th ($1171 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 32nd in South Korea and the United States, respectively. Check South Korea vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Goyang compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Goyang ranked 13th best city to live in South Korea vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 1533rd and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Goyang vs San Diego

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	Goyang	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$8.46	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$49.2	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.91	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.6	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.58	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$455	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1128	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$735	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$91.7	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$143	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.6	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.93%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10973	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6475	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.01	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$42.3	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$7.77	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.08	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.19	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.16	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.4	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$32.5	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.3	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.09	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.76	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.82	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.14	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.6	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.45	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.12	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.31	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.71	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.62	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.4	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.5	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$33.8	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.78	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.2	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$82.8	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$423	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20735	$28706

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Cities near Goyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 7 mi	Gimpo	$1099
17 km or 10 mi	Seoul	$1334
18 km or 11 mi	Bucheon	$1163
20 km or 12 mi	Paju	$1075
20 km or 12 mi	Gwangmyeong	$1089
21 km or 13 mi	Uijeongbu	$955
23 km or 15 mi	Yangju	$974
27 km or 17 mi	Incheon	$1092
28 km or 17 mi	Guri	$1122
29 km or 18 mi	Gwacheon	$1070
30 km or 19 mi	Anyang	$1022
33 km or 21 mi	Namyangju	$1129
34 km or 21 mi	Gunpo	$1098
35 km or 22 mi	Dongducheon	$1055
36 km or 22 mi	Hanam	$1161
36 km or 22 mi	Seongnam	$1400
36 km or 23 mi	Siheung	$1283
37 km or 23 mi	Uiwang	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Ansan	$1070
42 km or 26 mi	Pocheon	$1040
43 km or 26 mi	Kaesong	$1565
44 km or 27 mi	Suwon	$1022
46 km or 29 mi	Gwangju	$1165
51 km or 32 mi	Hwaseong	$1089
57 km or 35 mi	Yongin	$1127
61 km or 38 mi	Osan	$1042
68 km or 42 mi	Icheon	$1020
77 km or 48 mi	Pyeongtaek	$984
82 km or 51 mi	Yeoju	$1026
82 km or 51 mi	Anseong	$1026
83 km or 51 mi	Chuncheon	$865
87 km or 54 mi	Dangjin	$1033
99 km or 61 mi	Cheonan	$1151
102 km or 63 mi	Wonju	$1074
103 km or 64 mi	Seosan	$1036
107 km or 66 mi	Haeju	$1550
123 km or 77 mi	Chungju	$900
127 km or 79 mi	Cheongju	$936
133 km or 83 mi	Sariwon	$1561
135 km or 84 mi	Jecheon	$1016

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