San Diego vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Diego	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3507	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7962	$2429
🏠 One person rent	$2395	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$4150	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5553	$2276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	86	53
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	1.39M	686K

The cost of living in San Diego is 265% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 50th and 5951st ($3507 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 630th 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 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 137th and 246th 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	$22.1	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.74	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$6.24	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2519	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4514	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3653	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$253	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8566	$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6843	$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.99	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.5	$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.9	$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.3	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26517	$16729

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$924
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$929
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$939
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$943
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$947
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1036
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1011
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$945
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$940
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$955
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1043
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$928
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1039
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1038
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1036
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1039
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1037
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$926
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1031
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1051
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1052
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$991
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1053
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1054
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1067
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1062
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1078
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1078
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1052
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1131
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1001
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1059
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$904
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1063