Cost of Living in San Carlos, CA

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Cost of living One person Family of 4
💰 Total with rent
$3357
$7610
🛋️ Without rent
$906
$3219
🏨 Rent & Utilities
$2452
$4391
🍽️ Food
$660
$1723
🚐 Transport
$63.9
$170
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$7080
😀 Quality of life
77
🏙️ Population
30.7K

The average cost of living in San Carlos is $3357, which is in the top 0.8% of the most expensive cities in the world, ranked 71st out of 9294 in our global list, 53rd out of 2202 in the United States, and 39th out of 319 in California.

The median after-tax salary is $7080, which is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months. Ranked 1102nd (TOP 12%) in the list of best places to live in the world and 306th best city to live in the United States, and 60th most liveable city in California. With an estimated population of 30.7K, San Carlos is the 1469th largest city in the United States.

✈️ Closest airport 2 km San Carlos Airport
😷 Air quality Excellent 4.1 µg/m³
🎓 Best university rank 2 Stanford University

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Prices in San Carlos

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Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$74.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$11.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.83
 Cappuccino
$5.47
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.83
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in city Center, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2633
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2148
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in city Center, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4678
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3969
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$69.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$9317
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7598
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.74
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$71.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.3
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.37
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.03
🥚 Eggs, x12
$5.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.39
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.14
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.38
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.07
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack
$11.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$10.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$6.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$4.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.23
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$85
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$16.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$118
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.7
👖 Brand Jeans
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$92.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$2057
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$23850

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