New York City vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New York City	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4051	$3346
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8925	$7719
🏠 One person rent	$2620	$2248
🏘️ Family rent	$4454	$4052
🍽️ Food expenses	$807	$722
🚐 Transport expenses	$399	$185
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5777	$5772
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	100	87
😀 Quality of life	97	92
🏙️ Population	8.8M	1.39M

The cost of living in New York City is 21% more expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5th and 45th ($4051 vs $3346) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 36th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in New York City compared to 1.7 months in San Diego. Ranked 2nd vs 12th best cities to live in the United States, and 13th vs 75th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs San Diego

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	New York City	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$85.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$12.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.78	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$5.51
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$2.62
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2702	$2399
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2361	$1894
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5005	$4351
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3996	$3534
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$184
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$286
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$69.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19111	$9294
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3215	$7063
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$2.52
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$72.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$20.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.16
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$3.98
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$3.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$4.72
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$4.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$1.69
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$3.78
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.34
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$3.2
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$18.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$3.1
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$11.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$16.2
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$10.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.97	$5.94
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$2.98
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$144	$72.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.8	$18
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$132
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$28
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$99.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1717	$1752
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20585	$21468

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108

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