San Diego vs Tampa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Diego	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3469	$2634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7890	$5902
🏠 One person rent	$2370	$1726
🏘️ Family rent	$4148	$2981
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$666
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$99.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5254	$4360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	86	68
😀 Quality of life	93	90
🏙️ Population	1.39M	385K

The cost of living in San Diego is 32% more expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 43rd and 658th ($3469 vs $2634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 582nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Ranked 26th vs 56th best cities to live in the United States, and 97th vs 202nd 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	$21.5	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.63	$6.95
☕ Cappuccino	$6.32	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2499	$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2053	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4569	$3364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$2556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9580	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7151	$2587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$80.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$5.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.53	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.9	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.4	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1745	$1294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28967	$14367

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3195
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3013
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2932
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2972
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2943
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2909
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2996
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2988
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1210
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2887
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2922
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3066
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1063
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1055
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3215
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2931
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3252
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2930
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3274
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2873
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2681
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2967
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3049
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2994
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2715
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3057
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2776
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3490
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3075
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2626
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$903
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2671
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3585
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3037
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$3014
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3450
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2539
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2742
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2691
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2782

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2478
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2453
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2454
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2443
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2437
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2103
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2579
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2106
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2334
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2354
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2410
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2347
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2290
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2749
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2155
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2227
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2317
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2698
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2491
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2255
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2357
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1726
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2336
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2473
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2378
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2351
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1919
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2320
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2304
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2230
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2294