San Diego vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Diego	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3507	$2608
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7962	$5949
🏠 One person rent	$2395	$1724
🏘️ Family rent	$4150	$3038
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$647
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$92.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5553	$4485
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	86	69
😀 Quality of life	91	91
🏙️ Population	1.39M	385K

The cost of living in San Diego is 34% more expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 50th and 719th ($3507 vs $2608) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 625th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Ranked 26th vs 32nd best cities to live in the United States, and 137th vs 151st 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	$22.1	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.74	$7.07
☕ Cappuccino	$6.24	$5.72
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$3.16
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2519	$1978
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$1408
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4514	$3555
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3653	$2569
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$253	$202
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$70.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	6.39%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8566	$3702
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6843	$2291
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$67.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$14.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$4.03
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$4.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$13.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$10.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$17.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$5.33
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.81
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.62
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$3.98
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.71
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$2.79
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$7.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.99	$5.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.5	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.9	$40.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$83.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.3	$18.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$58.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$94.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$1389
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26517	$16676

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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 Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2474
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2459
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2452
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2445
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2421
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2102
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2617
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2593
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2452
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2187
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2337
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2386
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2146
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2417
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2277
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2293
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2701
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2157
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2234
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2313
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2658
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2463
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2352
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2288
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2232
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2359
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1750
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2278
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2356
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2491
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2381
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2364
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2352
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1979
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2333
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2325
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2320
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2279
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2285