San Diego vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Diego	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3469	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7890	$2577
🏠 One person rent	$2370	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$4148	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5254	$2644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	86	52
😀 Quality of life	93	89
🏙️ Population	1.39M	686K

The cost of living in San Diego is 239% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 43rd and 5380th ($3469 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 315th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 2.6 months in Shizuoka. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 97th and 291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Shizuoka

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	San Diego	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$6.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.63	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$6.32	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2499	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2053	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4569	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9580	$4629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7151	$3173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$40.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.53	$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.9	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.4	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1745	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28967	$19584

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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

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$976
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$973
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$976
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$979
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$976
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1044
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1018
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$968
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$977
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1037
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$962
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1025
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1024
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1021
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1023
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1029
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1023
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$959
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1023
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1029
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1016
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1043
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1030
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1035
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1071
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1064
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1083
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1020
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1086
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1055
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1141
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1002
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1038
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$908
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1068