San Diego vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Diego	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3507	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7962	$2600
🏠 One person rent	$2395	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$4150	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$737	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$179	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5553	$2075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	86	71
😀 Quality of life	91	74
🏙️ Population	1.39M	518K

The cost of living in San Diego is 239% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 50th and 5404th ($3507 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 311th 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 months in Utsunomiya. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Utsunomiya ranked 210th in Japan, while ranked 137th and 2386th 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	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$86.3	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.74	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$6.24	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2519	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2068	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4514	$652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3653	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$88.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$253	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.6	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8566	$4490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6843	$2962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72	$48.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.6	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.23	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.16	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.9	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.8	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.61	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.26	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.7	$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.8	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.2	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$14.9	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$9.99	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.5	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.48	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.9	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.2	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$131	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$30.3	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$63	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$109	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1998	$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26517	$16539

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2995
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2933
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3040
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1295
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2948
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2995
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3243
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1141
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1138
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3261
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2995
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3245
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2976
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3251
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2927
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2676
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2963
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3070
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$3030
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2758
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$3085
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2815
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3513
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$3122
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2621
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$968
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2669
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3544
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3027
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2980
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3449
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2554
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2767
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2697
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2804

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$999
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$991
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1001
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$968
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1010
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1010
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$922
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$990
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1005
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1022
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1036
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1026
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1065
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1037
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1024
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1043
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1037
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1050
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1023
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1130
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1068
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1047
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1047
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1106
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1072
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1261
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1055
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1202
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1033
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1029
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1143
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1047