San Diego cost of living
Cost of living in the city of San Diego
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA had 3,298,799 people in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. The HUD area used for rent is San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA MSA. The 2024 all-items regional price parity is 111.9, where the U.S. average is 100.
2-bedroom Fair Market Rent
$2,823
FY 2027, principal HUD area
Median gross rent
$2,336
ACS 2024 1-year
Goods prices
108.0
BEA goods RPP, 2024
Utilities prices
174.2
BEA utilities RPP, 2024
Mean commute
26.1 minutes
ACS S0801, workers who did not work from home
Median household income
$109,132
ACS 2024, 2024 dollars
Median real estate taxes divided by median home value in this metro are 0.65%. Childcare prices are not in the verified dataset.
Benefits in California
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From San Diego
The eight largest 2-bedroom Fair Market Rent gaps from San Diego.
- San Diego and McAllen · rent gap $1,806
- San Diego and Wichita · rent gap $1,780
- San Diego and Little Rock · rent gap $1,702
- San Diego and Toledo · rent gap $1,678
- San Diego and El Paso · rent gap $1,677
- San Diego and Baton Rouge · rent gap $1,674
- San Diego and Columbia · rent gap $1,597
- San Diego and Tulsa · rent gap $1,594