San Diego vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Diego	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7903	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$2366	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$4375	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$686	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$192	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5439	$3743
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	87	99
😀 Quality of life	91	98
🏙️ Population	1.39M	4.84M

The cost of living in San Diego is 25% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 26th and 318th ($3427 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 23rd 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 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. San Diego ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 107th and 3rd 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	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.6	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.8	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2498	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2064	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4740	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3919	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$142	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$218	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$73.6	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11408	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8035	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.57	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.4	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.2	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.35	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.69	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.13	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.3	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.2	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.9	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.18	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.54	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.64	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.7	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.13	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.5	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.1	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.91	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.16	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$79.3	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.2	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$129	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.2	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$61.8	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1701	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18429	$17934

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816