Paris vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Paris	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2517	$3469
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5700	$7890
🏠 One person rent	$1497	$2370
🏘️ Family rent	$2629	$4148
🍽️ Food expenses	$596	$726
🚐 Transport expenses	$279	$179
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3732	$5254
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	99	86
😀 Quality of life	97	93
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.39M

The cost of living in Paris is 27% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 843rd and 43rd ($2517 vs $3469) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 33rd in France and the United States, respectively. Check France vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Paris compared to 1.5 months in San Diego. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs San Diego ranked 26th in the United States, while ranked 18th and 97th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Paris vs San Diego

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	Paris	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16.9	$21.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62.1	$85.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.3	$15.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.44	$8.63
☕ Cappuccino	$5.07	$6.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$4.06	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1610	$2499
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1211	$2053
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2936	$4569
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2181	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$173	$156
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$240
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$33.7	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	6.43%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13420	$9580
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9330	$7151
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.89	$2.49
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$2.1	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.62	$1.26
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.01	$3.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.62	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.52	$6.16
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.7	$15.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$13.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$20.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$4.5
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$1.74
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$4.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$4.81
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.37
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.51	$1.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.92	$3.26
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.3	$16.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.66	$2.91
🚬 Cigarette pack	$14.5	$12.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.46	$14.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.56	$9.97
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$5.53
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.54	$2.47
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.6	$63.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.6	$17.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$30	$131
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$30.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$112	$60.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$121	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$792	$1745
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15084	$28967

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$2042
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1892
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1957
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2358
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$2063
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1973
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2281
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$2075
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1732
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1932
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1970
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1754
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1928
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1666
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1942
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1918
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1877
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1799
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1824
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1986
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1896
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1784
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1426
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1604
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1426
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1787
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1417
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1587
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1390
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1321
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1335
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1279
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1300
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1486
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1259
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1613
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1288
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1532
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1397
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1488

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