San Diego vs Urfa - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Diego	Urfa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3469	$662
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7890	$1752
🏠 One person rent	$2370	$281
🏘️ Family rent	$4148	$492
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$246
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$62.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5254	$659
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	33 km
🎓 Higher education	86	22
😀 Quality of life	93	46
🏙️ Population	1.39M	1.99M

The cost of living in San Diego is 424% more expensive than in Urfa. Cities ranked 43rd and 7336th ($3469 vs $662) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 74th in the United States and Turkey, respectively. Check the United States vs Turkey comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 1 months in Urfa. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Urfa ranked 60th in Turkey, while ranked 97th and 6966th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Urfa

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	San Diego	Urfa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$6.39
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$26.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$6.66
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.63	$2.84
☕ Cappuccino	$6.32	$2.5
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2499	$302
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2053	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4569	$531
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$407
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$31.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$48.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$11.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	41.92%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9580	$1896
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7151	$716
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$0.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$17.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$6.95
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$0.8
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$0.51
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$1.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$1.71
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$8.73
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$4.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$17.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$1.26
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.13
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$1.25
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$1.12
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$0.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$0.5
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.29
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$1.92
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$3.52
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$1.87
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.53	$1.12
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$0.97
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.9	$6.06
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$19
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.4	$4.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$38.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$93.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1745	$551
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28967	$8570

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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 Urfa

Distance	City	Cost of living
47 km or 29 mi	Akcakale	$625
81 km or 51 mi	Adiyaman	$693
87 km or 54 mi	Viransehir	$610
90 km or 56 mi	Nizip	$612
117 km or 73 mi	Ceylanpinar	$603
125 km or 78 mi	Gaziantep	$602
133 km or 82 mi	Derik	$587
136 km or 84 mi	Raqqa	$483
139 km or 86 mi	Malatya	$627
152 km or 95 mi	Diyarbakir	$571
157 km or 97 mi	Cinar	$582
157 km or 97 mi	Kilis	$600
170 km or 106 mi	Kahramanmaras	$704
172 km or 107 mi	Elazig	$622
173 km or 108 mi	Mardin	$559
181 km or 113 mi	Aleppo	$535
188 km or 117 mi	Al-Hasakah	$472
192 km or 119 mi	Islahiye	$530
205 km or 127 mi	Hassa	$544
215 km or 134 mi	Nusaybin	$587
215 km or 134 mi	Qamishli	$464
222 km or 138 mi	Reyhanli	$619
222 km or 138 mi	Batman	$624
226 km or 140 mi	Osmaniye	$337
236 km or 147 mi	Idlib	$543
237 km or 147 mi	Deir ez-Zor	$486
240 km or 149 mi	Kadirli	$550
244 km or 151 mi	Bingol	$552
252 km or 156 mi	Iskenderun	$591
259 km or 161 mi	Antakya	$659
264 km or 164 mi	Ceyhan	$599
265 km or 165 mi	Kozan	$623
278 km or 173 mi	Samandag	$647
288 km or 179 mi	Siirt	$596
290 km or 180 mi	Sinjar	$402
290 km or 180 mi	Hama	$438
294 km or 183 mi	Erzincan	$623
294 km or 183 mi	Mus	$573
302 km or 188 mi	Cizre	$591
308 km or 191 mi	Adana	$791