San Diego vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Diego	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3346	$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7719	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$2248	$803
🏘️ Family rent	$4052	$1741
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$438
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5772	$2601
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	87	100
😀 Quality of life	92	99
🏙️ Population	1.39M	14.3M

The cost of living in San Diego is 104% more expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 45th and 3085th ($3346 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 4th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan 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 Tokyo. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Tokyo ranked 1st in Japan, while ranked 75th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Tokyo

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	San Diego	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2399	$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4351	$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3534	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9294	$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7063	$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21468	$15495

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1133
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$980
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1124
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1061
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1077
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1000
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1187
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1096
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1038
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1095
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1052
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1033