San Diego vs Vaduz - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Diego	Vaduz
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3428	$2508
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7974	$6070
🏠 One person rent	$2311	$1263
🏘️ Family rent	$4175	$2491
🍽️ Food expenses	$743	$899
🚐 Transport expenses	$180	$117
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5531	$6224
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	39 km
🎓 Higher education	87	29
😀 Quality of life	91	80
🏙️ Population	1.39M	5.67K

The cost of living in San Diego is 37% more expensive than in Vaduz. Cities ranked 36th and 791st ($3428 vs $2508) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 32nd and 1st in the United States and Liechtenstein, respectively. Check the United States vs Liechtenstein comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 2.5 months in Vaduz. San Diego ranked 13th best city to live in the United States vs Vaduz ranked 1st in Liechtenstein, while ranked 95th and 535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Vaduz

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	San Diego	Vaduz
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22.1	$33.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$83.1	$133
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$16.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.3	$6.7
☕ Cappuccino	$6.04	$5.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$3.9
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2424	$1128
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1978	$1064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4583	$2640
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3654	$2138
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$177	$120
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$269	$187
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$65.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	7.03%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9086	$15241
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7072	$4760
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$3.44
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.1	$82.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.4	$46.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.33	$2.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.23	$2.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.95	$3.22
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.13	$2.81
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.2	$9.68
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$25.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$22.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$50
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.75	$3.32
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.71	$3.73
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.97	$2.53
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$2.12
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.01
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.7	$3.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.6	$16.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.1	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$17.4	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.1	$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.87	$6.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.99	$4.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$75	$74.4
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17	$22.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$130	$89.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$31.9	$42
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.6	$116
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.3	$160
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1785	$281
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$28706	$8122

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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 Vaduz

Distance	City	Cost of living
3 km or 1.9 mi	Schaan	$2352
12 km or 7.7 mi	Feldkirch	$1818
32 km or 20 mi	Chur	$2344
33 km or 21 mi	St. Gallen	$2464
34 km or 21 mi	Lustenau	$1641
35 km or 22 mi	Dornbirn	$1660
44 km or 27 mi	Bregenz	$1690
47 km or 29 mi	Lindau	$1561
51 km or 32 mi	Wil	$2262
53 km or 33 mi	Rapperswil-Jona	$2861
57 km or 36 mi	Friedrichshafen	$1656
59 km or 36 mi	Wetzikon	$2893
62 km or 38 mi	Kreuzlingen	$2614
64 km or 40 mi	Konstanz	$1731
65 km or 40 mi	Uster	$2974
65 km or 40 mi	Wadenswil	$2960
65 km or 40 mi	Wangen im Allgau	$1732
66 km or 41 mi	Frauenfeld	$2379
71 km or 44 mi	Sonthofen	$1560
71 km or 44 mi	Horgen	$2976
72 km or 45 mi	Ravensburg	$1795
72 km or 45 mi	Winterthur	$3032
74 km or 46 mi	Dubendorf	$2988
75 km or 46 mi	Weingarten	$1731
75 km or 47 mi	Uberlingen	$1641
76 km or 47 mi	Baar	$3099
76 km or 47 mi	Zug	$3426
78 km or 49 mi	Radolfzell	$1609
79 km or 49 mi	Zurich	$3296
83 km or 52 mi	Altstetten	$3037
85 km or 53 mi	Leutkirch im Allgau	$1668
85 km or 53 mi	Bulach	$2873
86 km or 54 mi	Singen	$1555
89 km or 55 mi	Bad Waldsee	$1688
89 km or 55 mi	Kempten	$1502
89 km or 56 mi	Dietikon	$2934
91 km or 57 mi	Schaffhausen	$2419
93 km or 58 mi	Lucerne	$2931
93 km or 58 mi	Emmen	$2897
95 km or 59 mi	Kriens	$2891