Nagoya vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nagoya	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3605	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$533	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$1385	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$398	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2483	$5772
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	91	87
😀 Quality of life	93	92
🏙️ Population	2.33M	1.39M

The cost of living in Nagoya is 63% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 4466th and 45th ($1248 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 36th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Nagoya compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Nagoya ranked 5th best city to live in Japan vs San Diego ranked 12th in the United States, while ranked 65th and 75th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nagoya vs San Diego

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	Nagoya	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.27	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$2.83	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1099	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.3	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.5	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2567	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1574	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.5	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.29	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$611	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12650	$21468

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Cities near Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$1048
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$1036
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$1052
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$1049
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$1020
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$1026
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$1034
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$1028
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$1040
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$1027
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$1057
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$1042
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$997
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$1046
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$1006
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$1023
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$1016
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$1006
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$990
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$1005
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$1020
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$993
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$1033
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$1069
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$1033
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$1034
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$1054
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$1025
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$1039
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$979
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$1031
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$972
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$1029
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$967
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$1028
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$1091
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$991
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$1027

Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647