San Diego vs Seville - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Diego	Seville
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3428	$1255
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7974	$2767
🏠 One person rent	$2311	$680
🏘️ Family rent	$4175	$1029
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$371
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$86.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5531	$1925
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	87	58
😀 Quality of life	91	81
🏙️ Population	1.39M	687K

The cost of living in San Diego is 173% more expensive than in Seville. Cities ranked 36th and 4325th ($3428 vs $1255) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 67th in the United States and Spain, respectively. Check the United States vs Spain comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 1.5 months in Seville. San Diego ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Seville ranked 8th in Spain, while ranked 95th and 492nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Seville

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	San Diego	Seville
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.1	$12
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.1	$36.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$9.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$2.61
☕ Cappuccino	$6.04	$2.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$1.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$751
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1978	$547
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4583	$1286
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$809
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$61
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$269	$93.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$31.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	3.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9086	$3611
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$2095
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$1.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.1	$34.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$11.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.64
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.05
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$1.36
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$1.55
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$3.26
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.82
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$2.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$1.57
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$1.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.88
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.7	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$6.51
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.1	$2.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.87	$1.6
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$2.68
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75	$39.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$8.04
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$130	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.9	$12.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$72.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$81
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1785	$352
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28706	$6034

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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

Cities near Seville

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.7 mi	Dos Hermanas	$1164
32 km or 20 mi	Carmona	$1197
49 km or 31 mi	Almonte	$1165
72 km or 45 mi	Arcos de la Frontera	$1144
77 km or 48 mi	Moguer	$1124
77 km or 48 mi	Jerez de la Frontera	$892
82 km or 51 mi	Ecija	$1201
87 km or 54 mi	Huelva	$1081
91 km or 57 mi	Rota	$1358
98 km or 61 mi	Cadiz	$1359
102 km or 63 mi	Ronda	$893
109 km or 67 mi	Chiclana de la Frontera	$1018
121 km or 75 mi	Cordoba	$1100
130 km or 81 mi	Estepona	$1395
132 km or 82 mi	Antequera	$1178
138 km or 86 mi	Marbella	$2040
140 km or 87 mi	Los Barrios	$1041
147 km or 91 mi	La Linea de la Concepcion	$1145
147 km or 92 mi	Algeciras	$889
148 km or 92 mi	Mijas	$1353
150 km or 93 mi	Gibraltar City	$2278
150 km or 93 mi	Tavira	$1373
153 km or 95 mi	Fuengirola	$1347
154 km or 96 mi	Benalmadena	$1415
156 km or 97 mi	Tarifa	$1196
158 km or 98 mi	Malaga	$1430
164 km or 102 mi	Loja	$1316
169 km or 105 mi	Olhao	$1291
173 km or 108 mi	Merida	$1126
177 km or 110 mi	Ceuta	$1141
177 km or 110 mi	Faro	$1263
178 km or 110 mi	Villanueva de la Serena	$1157
178 km or 111 mi	Tangier	$679
182 km or 113 mi	Martos	$1204
182 km or 113 mi	Beja	$905
182 km or 113 mi	Alcala la Real	$2087
182 km or 113 mi	Loule	$1415
188 km or 117 mi	Badajoz	$1014
198 km or 123 mi	Jaen	$930
203 km or 126 mi	Albufeira	$1950