San Diego vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Diego	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3346	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7719	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$2248	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$4052	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5772	$4399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	87	99
😀 Quality of life	92	99
🏙️ Population	1.39M	4.84M

The cost of living in San Diego is 19% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 45th and 312th ($3346 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in San Diego compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 75th and 4th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Sydney

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	San Diego	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2399	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4351	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3534	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9294	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7063	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21468	$18951

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754