San Diego vs Turin - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	San Diego	Turin
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3486	$1659
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7909	$4026
🏠 One person rent	$2368	$803
🏘️ Family rent	$4139	$1364
🍽️ Food expenses	$735	$580
🚐 Transport expenses	$181	$126
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5217	$2078
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	86	52
😀 Quality of life	91	84
🏙️ Population	1.39M	842K

The cost of living in San Diego is 110% more expensive than in Turin. Cities ranked 52nd and 3356th ($3486 vs $1659) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 24th in the United States and Italy, respectively. Check the United States vs Italy comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 1.3 months in Turin. San Diego ranked 38th best city to live in the United States vs Turin ranked 8th in Italy, while ranked 155th and 464th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Turin

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	San Diego	Turin
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.2	$20.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84.5	$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$13.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.97	$7
☕ Cappuccino	$6.34	$2.06
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.17	$3.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2489	$785
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2046	$583
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4508	$1433
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3643	$1023
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$150
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$251	$229
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$29.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.31%	3.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8050	$4731
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6577	$2195
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$2.21
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71.5	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$16.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.37	$2.01
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.68
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.32	$2.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.04	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$17.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$12.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$20.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$2.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$2.2
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.14	$2.76
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.63	$1.74
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$8.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$6.98
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15.2	$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$3.54
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.48	$2.09
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.2	$51.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.1	$9.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$110
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.2	$14.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$66.2	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$112	$93.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1937	$718
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22295	$11529

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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 Turin

Distance	City	Cost of living
44 km or 27 mi	Asti	$1320
62 km or 39 mi	Biella	$1226
63 km or 39 mi	Vercelli	$1320
74 km or 46 mi	Alessandria	$1335
77 km or 48 mi	Mondovi	$1386
77 km or 48 mi	Cuneo	$1264
80 km or 50 mi	Aosta	$1673
83 km or 52 mi	Novara	$1271
94 km or 58 mi	Tortona	$1429
96 km or 59 mi	Vigevano	$1725
103 km or 64 mi	Voghera	$1563
105 km or 65 mi	Savona	$1578
109 km or 67 mi	Busto Arsizio	$1716
115 km or 71 mi	Pavia	$1479
115 km or 72 mi	Chamonix	$2062
118 km or 73 mi	Buccinasco	$1803
122 km or 76 mi	Varese	$1591
122 km or 76 mi	Saronno	$1808
122 km or 76 mi	Genoa	$1613
125 km or 78 mi	Milan	$2328
132 km or 82 mi	Sion	$2468
134 km or 83 mi	Imperia	$1469
134 km or 83 mi	Seregno	$1706
134 km or 83 mi	Cantu	$1624
136 km or 84 mi	Monza	$1835
136 km or 85 mi	Como	$1757
139 km or 86 mi	Sanremo	$1541
142 km or 88 mi	Ventimiglia	$1604
144 km or 89 mi	Lodi	$1330
144 km or 89 mi	Lugano	$2763
145 km or 90 mi	Menton	$1568
149 km or 93 mi	Monte Carlo	$4967
150 km or 93 mi	Chambery	$1352
150 km or 93 mi	Monaco City	$7483
153 km or 95 mi	Annecy	$1865
155 km or 97 mi	Grenoble	$1560
156 km or 97 mi	Nice	$1901
156 km or 97 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1599
157 km or 98 mi	Piacenza	$1556
159 km or 99 mi	Lecco	$1479