cost
Cost of Living Index
San Diego
51.5
city
New York City
44.8
city
Comparison
Side-by-side data for relocation, travel, hiring, and investment decisions. Values are shown with source-backed metric definitions so trade-offs are easy to compare.
Bars show source values for selected metrics.
Winner
San Diego wins on 14 of 26 metrics compared to New York City.
cost
San Diego
51.5
city
New York City
44.8
city
safety
San Diego
61.6
city
New York City
68.2
city
housing
San Diego
$3,433
city
New York City
$2,318
city
jobs
San Diego
$5,009/mo
city
New York City
$4,440/mo
city
health
San Diego
67.2
city
New York City
55.3
city
environment
San Diego
28.1 ug/m3
city
New York City
37.2 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
San Diego
129 Mbps
city
New York City
236 Mbps
city
demographics
San Diego
0.9%
city
New York City
2.8%
city
economy
San Diego
9.9%
city
New York City
6.5%
city
economy
San Diego
$6,447/mo
city
New York City
$4,778/mo
city
education
San Diego
58.7
city
New York City
70.2
city
environment
San Diego
61.1
city
New York City
58.9
city
environment
San Diego
21.0 ug/m3
city
New York City
37.8 ug/m3
city
health
San Diego
80.6 years
city
New York City
72.0 years
city
health
San Diego
29.5%
city
New York City
16.1%
city
housing
San Diego
$2,104/mo
city
New York City
$2,889/mo
city
housing
San Diego
10.8x
city
New York City
10.5x
city
housing
San Diego
$11,050/sqm
city
New York City
$14,991/sqm
city
jobs
San Diego
7.6%
city
New York City
10.5%
city
quality
San Diego
5.4
city
New York City
5.2
city
religion
San Diego
70.0%
city
New York City
46.6%
city
religion
San Diego
22.9%
city
New York City
41.2%
city
religion
San Diego
41.5%
city
New York City
61.2%
city
safety
San Diego
51.1 per 100k
city
New York City
55.3 per 100k
city
safety
San Diego
18.5 per 100k
city
New York City
11.7 per 100k
city
transport
San Diego
68.1
city
New York City
48.8
city