cost
Cost of Living Index
San Diego
51.5
city
New York metropolitan area
61.6
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
New York metropolitan area wins on 16 of 26 metrics compared to San Diego.
cost
San Diego
51.5
city
New York metropolitan area
61.6
city
safety
San Diego
61.6
city
New York metropolitan area
69.7
city
housing
San Diego
$3,433
city
New York metropolitan area
$2,660
city
jobs
San Diego
$5,009/mo
city
New York metropolitan area
$6,964/mo
city
health
San Diego
67.2
city
New York metropolitan area
71.8
city
environment
San Diego
28.1 ug/m3
city
New York metropolitan area
20.4 ug/m3
city
infrastructure
San Diego
129 Mbps
city
New York metropolitan area
195 Mbps
city
demographics
San Diego
0.9%
city
New York metropolitan area
2.7%
city
economy
San Diego
$6,447/mo
city
New York metropolitan area
$4,477/mo
city
economy
San Diego
9.9%
city
New York metropolitan area
8.7%
city
education
San Diego
58.7
city
New York metropolitan area
50.2
city
environment
San Diego
61.1
city
New York metropolitan area
62.4
city
environment
San Diego
21.0 ug/m3
city
New York metropolitan area
41.5 ug/m3
city
health
San Diego
80.6 years
city
New York metropolitan area
81.2 years
city
health
San Diego
29.5%
city
New York metropolitan area
20.2%
city
housing
San Diego
10.8x
city
New York metropolitan area
13.0x
city
housing
San Diego
$2,104/mo
city
New York metropolitan area
$2,907/mo
city
housing
San Diego
$11,050/sqm
city
New York metropolitan area
$14,843/sqm
city
jobs
San Diego
7.6%
city
New York metropolitan area
4.0%
city
quality
San Diego
5.4
city
New York metropolitan area
5.6
city
religion
San Diego
70.0%
city
New York metropolitan area
42.3%
city
religion
San Diego
22.9%
city
New York metropolitan area
51.6%
city
religion
San Diego
41.5%
city
New York metropolitan area
24.9%
city
safety
San Diego
51.1 per 100k
city
New York metropolitan area
32.0 per 100k
city
safety
San Diego
18.5 per 100k
city
New York metropolitan area
11.9 per 100k
city
transport
San Diego
68.1
city
New York metropolitan area
48
city