San Diego vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Diego	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3346	$2658
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7719	$6218
🏠 One person rent	$2248	$1722
🏘️ Family rent	$4052	$3186
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$684
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$91.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5772	$5035
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	87	69
😀 Quality of life	92	90
🏙️ Population	1.39M	385K

The cost of living in San Diego is 26% more expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 45th and 497th ($3346 vs $2658) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 439th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in San Diego compared to 1.9 months in Tampa. Ranked 12th vs 34th best cities to live in the United States, and 75th vs 158th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Tampa

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	San Diego	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$20.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$95.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$11.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$7.02
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$5.05
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.56
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2399	$1814
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$1411
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4351	$3714
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3534	$2659
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$161
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$246
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$70.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	6.5%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9294	$4042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7063	$2369
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$2.11
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$65.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.18
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$3.83
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$4.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$4.29
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$17.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$15.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$6.6
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$1.66
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$5.08
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$5.16
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$4.69
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$3.45
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$1.77
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$3.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$8.51
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$8.05
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$3.81
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$5.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$36.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$104
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$19.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$60.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$103
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$1391
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21468	$14056

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2493
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2475
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2470
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2453
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2435
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2080
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2642
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2543
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2410
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2190
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2314
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2355
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2075
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2437
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2519
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2289
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2745
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2128
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2224
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2328
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2595
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2461
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2382
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2279
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2267
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2406
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1693
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2283
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2408
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2594
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2302
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2457
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2408
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2397
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1957
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2380
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2364
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2353
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2353
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2369