Paris vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Paris	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2267	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5517	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$1318	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$2636	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$562	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$253	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3146	$5531
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	99	87
😀 Quality of life	95	91
🏙️ Population	2.15M	1.39M

The cost of living in Paris is 34% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 1222nd and 36th ($2267 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 32nd 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 1.4 months in Paris compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Paris ranked 1st best city to live in France vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 25th and 95th 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	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.6	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.7	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$4.52	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.89	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1388	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1086	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3084	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2210	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$140	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$219	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.66%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12726	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8943	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.63	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.2	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.4	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.96	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.05	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.5	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.11	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.26	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.1	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.72	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.63	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.6	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$4.09	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.41	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.78	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.14	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.9	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.5	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.8	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.9	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$109	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$738	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16193	$28706

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Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293

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