San Diego vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Diego	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3428	$1009
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7974	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$2311	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$4175	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5531	$2407
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	87	70
😀 Quality of life	91	73
🏙️ Population	1.39M	518K

The cost of living in San Diego is 240% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 36th and 5444th ($3428 vs $1009) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 511th 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 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. San Diego ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Utsunomiya ranked 180th in Japan, while ranked 95th and 1535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Utsunomiya

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	San Diego	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.1	$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.1	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$6.04	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$413
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1978	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4583	$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$96.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$269	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9086	$4788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$2991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.1	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$5.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.7	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.1	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.87	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$130	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.9	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1785	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28706	$15244

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1016
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1009
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1031
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1016
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1074
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1044
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1077
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1049
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1047
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1052
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1099
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1080
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1116
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1057
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1046
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1088
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1073
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1190
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1126
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1092
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1068
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1156
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1075
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1108
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1322
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1099
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1248
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1084
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1069
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1187
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1042
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1125
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1059