San Diego vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Diego	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3469	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7890	$2596
🏠 One person rent	$2370	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$4148	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$726	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5254	$2066
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	86	70
😀 Quality of life	93	75
🏙️ Population	1.39M	518K

The cost of living in San Diego is 230% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 43rd and 5190th ($3469 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 33rd and 187th 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 1.5 months in San Diego compared to 2 months in Utsunomiya. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Utsunomiya ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 97th and 2064th 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	$21.5	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.1	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15.1	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.63	$3.48
☕ Cappuccino	$6.32	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2499	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2053	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4569	$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$156	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$240	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.43%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9580	$4319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7151	$2740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.49	$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$71	$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.26	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.92	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.92	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.5	$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.6	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.91	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.97	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.53	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.47	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$63.1	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.9	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.4	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$60.2	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$108	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1745	$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28967	$14928

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$990
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$974
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$989
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$944
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$998
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$988
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$952
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$900
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1003
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$963
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$973
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1016
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1044
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1017
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$985
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1003
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$997
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$994
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1006
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$997
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1094
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1033
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1020
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1072
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1026
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1230
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1015
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$996
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$998
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1099
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$993
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1001
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1004