Cost of Living in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$2960
$6285
🛋️ Without rent
$883
$2981
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$2077
$3304
🍽️ Food
$646
$1676
🚐 Transport
$71.7
$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5529
😀 Quality of life
73
🏙️ Population
47.9K

The average cost of living in Rancho Santa Margarita is $2960, which is in the top 2% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 154th out of 9294 in our global list, 129th out of 2202 in the United States, and 88th out of 319 in California.

The median after-tax salary is $5529, which is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months. Ranked 1685th (TOP 18%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 468th best city to live in the United States, and 124th most liveable city in California. With an estimated population of 47.9K, Rancho Santa Margarita is the 914th largest city in the United States.

✈️ Closest airport 26 km John Wayne Orange County International Airport
😷 Air quality Excellent 7.6 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 58 University of California - Irvine
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Prices in Rancho Santa Margarita

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$19.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$80.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$7.1
 Cappuccino
$5.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1968
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1840
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$216
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$70.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.53%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6042
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5687
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$23.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.1
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.64
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.07
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.89
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.43
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.65
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.03
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.54
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.35
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.3
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$109
💇 Haircut, simple
$18.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$69.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$99.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1547
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$18595

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