San Diego vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Diego	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3346	$2235
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7719	$4982
🏠 One person rent	$2248	$1407
🏘️ Family rent	$4052	$2429
🍽️ Food expenses	$722	$579
🚐 Transport expenses	$185	$118
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5772	$2869
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	3 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	17
😀 Quality of life	92	84
🏙️ Population	1.39M	216K

The cost of living in San Diego is 50% more expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 45th and 1293rd ($3346 vs $2235) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 36th and 1st in the United States and New Zealand, respectively. Check the United States vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in San Diego compared to 1.3 months in Wellington. San Diego ranked 12th best city to live in the United States vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 75th and 353rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Wellington

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	San Diego	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.9	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85.8	$73.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.9	$9.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.25	$7.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.51	$3.62
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.62	$2.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2399	$1379
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4351	$2525
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3534	$2135
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$184	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$286	$159
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.1	$57.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.53%	7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9294	$8089
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7063	$7074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.52	$2.7
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$72.6	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.2	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.38	$1.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.16	$1.82
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.98	$2.11
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.91	$2.17
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.72	$7.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$11.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.4	$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.96	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.69	$2.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$3.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.11	$5.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.54	$2.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$2.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.2	$2.33
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.3	$10.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.1	$4.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.3	$25.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$16.2	$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10.9	$5.19
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.94	$2.24
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.98	$2.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$72.4	$38.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$33.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$28	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.2	$81
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$125
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1752	$822
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21468	$13500

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Cities near San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$2973
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2877
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2783
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2893
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2775
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2786
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2821
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2936
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1050
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2799
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2765
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2853
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$922
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$922
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2795
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2718
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$2997
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2783
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$2926
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2767
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2579
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2886
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3006
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2828
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2650
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2842
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2717
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3001
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2928
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2587
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$912
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2654
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3444
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3035
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2950
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3330
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3047
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2789
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2595
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2647

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1866
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1844
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1784
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1729
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1406
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1334
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1318
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1640
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1573
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1205
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1447
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1403
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1981
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1569
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1274
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1671
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1654
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1791
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1879
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1634
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1939
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1848
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2205
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1861
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1916
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1463
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1531
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1928
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1359
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1532
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2286
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2801
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1833
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2472
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1755
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1997
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1732
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2265
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1700