San Diego vs Toronto - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Diego	Toronto
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3486	$2415
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7909	$5363
🏠 One person rent	$2368	$1430
🏘️ Family rent	$4139	$2259
🍽️ Food expenses	$735	$606
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5217	$3517
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	86	86
😀 Quality of life	91	94
🏙️ Population	1.39M	2.79M

The cost of living in San Diego is 44% more expensive than in Toronto. Cities ranked 52nd and 1059th ($3486 vs $2415) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 6th in the United States and Canada, respectively. Check the United States vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 1.5 months in Toronto. San Diego ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Toronto ranked 1st in Canada, while ranked 155th and 46th among best cities to live in the world.

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	San Diego	Toronto
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$17.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$78.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$10.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.97	$6.66
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$4.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$2.15
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2489	$1469
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2046	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4508	$2469
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3643	$1987
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$84.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$251	$128
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$47.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	4.71%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8050	$8879
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6577	$6979
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.41
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$14.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$2.77
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.32	$2.7
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.04	$3.5
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$14.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$13.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$3.83
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$4.15
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.8
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$14.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$2.33
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$14.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.48	$3.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$3.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$45.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.1	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$73.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$23.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.2	$61.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$89.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1937	$930
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22295	$22670

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3269
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3094
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$3023
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3033
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2997
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2984
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3065
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3077
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1276
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2956
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$3012
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3265
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1126
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1108
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3274
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$3008
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$3011
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3221
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2984
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2690
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2994
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3137
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3051
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2799
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3075
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2850
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3492
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3129
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2646
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$967
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2663
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3520
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3064
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2984
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3503
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2598
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2768
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2738
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2826

Cities near Toronto

Distance	City	Cost of living
20 km or 13 mi	Vaughan	$2233
23 km or 14 mi	Mississauga	$2308
24 km or 15 mi	Richmond Hill	$2483
26 km or 16 mi	Markham	$2172
31 km or 19 mi	Brampton	$2102
34 km or 21 mi	Oakville	$2318
35 km or 22 mi	Ajax	$2124
46 km or 28 mi	Halton Hills	$2034
50 km or 31 mi	Oshawa	$1581
51 km or 32 mi	Burlington	$2214
54 km or 34 mi	New Tecumseth	$1997
56 km or 35 mi	St. Catharines	$1994
60 km or 37 mi	Hamilton	$2006
65 km or 40 mi	Orangeville	$1892
67 km or 41 mi	Niagara Falls	$1892
71 km or 44 mi	Niagara Falls	$1958
71 km or 44 mi	Guelph	$2017
77 km or 48 mi	Welland	$1848
81 km or 50 mi	Grand Island	$2078
81 km or 51 mi	Lockport	$2081
82 km or 51 mi	North Tonawanda	$2084
82 km or 51 mi	Cambridge	$2049
84 km or 52 mi	Barrie	$1449
89 km or 56 mi	Brantford	$1832
90 km or 56 mi	Amherst	$2138
92 km or 57 mi	Kitchener	$2109
94 km or 58 mi	Waterloo	$1936
96 km or 59 mi	Buffalo	$2303
100 km or 62 mi	Cheektowaga	$2175
100 km or 62 mi	Clarence	$2123
103 km or 64 mi	West Seneca	$2181
103 km or 64 mi	Orillia	$1939
105 km or 65 mi	Lancaster	$2125
111 km or 69 mi	Peterborough	$1953
112 km or 70 mi	Hamburg	$1863
114 km or 71 mi	Orchard Park	$2030
132 km or 82 mi	Stratford	$1706
146 km or 91 mi	Greece	$2046
146 km or 91 mi	Chili	$2035
148 km or 92 mi	Gates	$2053