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San Diego vs. Bermuda Cost of Living Summary

San Diego is 16.2% cheaper than Bermuda overall.

Restaurants: pay 30.2% less in San Diego
Groceries: pay 43.1% less in San Diego
Transportation: pay 22.8% less in San Diego
Housing: pay 10.9% less in San Diego
Childcare: pay 25.0% more in San Diego
Entertainment and Sports: pay 18.4% less in San Diego
Clothing: pay 13.3% less in San Diego

Expenses including groceries, restaurants, transportation, entertainment and sports, clothing, and housing are lower in San Diego.

San Diego vs. Bermuda Cost Breakdown

If you lived in San Diego instead of Bermuda, you would:

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pay 30.2% less for restaurants

	Bermuda	San Diego
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$60.00 BMD60.00	$21.00	-65.0%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$15.00 BMD15.00	$15.00
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$3.42 BMD3.42	$3.03	-11.3%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$2.92 BMD2.92	$2.50	-14.2%
Average			-30.2%

Bermuda vs. San Diego - Cost of restaurants

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pay 43.1% less for groceries

	Bermuda	San Diego
Bread 1 loaf	$8.38 BMD8.38	$4.57	-45.5%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$6.09 BMD6.09	$7.36	+20.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$16.74 BMD16.74	$4.78	-71.4%
Eggs 1 dozen	$7.53 BMD7.53	$5.84	-22.4%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$10.49 BMD10.49	$6.07	-42.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$5.80 BMD5.80	$2.22	-61.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$3.01 BMD3.01	$0.78	-74.1%
Oranges (1 lb)	$4.38 BMD4.38	$1.91	-56.5%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$3.18 BMD3.18	$2.26	-28.8%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$3.40 BMD3.40	$1.42	-58.4%
Onions (1 lb)	$1.71 BMD1.71	$1.12	-34.1%
Average			-43.1%

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pay 22.8% less for transportation

	Bermuda	San Diego
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$8.89 BMD8.89	$4.76	-46.4%
Monthly public transit pass	$69.00 BMD69.00	$72.00	+4.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$32,500.00 BMD32,500.00	$31,965.00	-1.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$36.83 BMD36.83	$19.40	-47.3%
Average			-22.8%

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pay 10.9% less for housing

	Bermuda	San Diego
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$151.67 BMD151.67	$82.19	-45.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$3,616.67 BMD3,616.67	$3,033.00	-16.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$2,266.67 BMD2,266.67	$2,538.64	+12.0%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$193.88 BMD193.88	$205.84	+6.2%
Average			-10.9%

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pay 25.0% more for childcare

	Bermuda	San Diego
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$1,320.00 BMD1,320.00	$1,750.00	+32.6%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$24,500.00 BMD24,500.00	$28,750.00	+17.3%
Average			+25.0%

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pay 18.4% less for entertainment and sports

	Bermuda	San Diego
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$10.00 BMD10.00	$8.00	-20.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$6.44 BMD6.44	$5.90	-8.4%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$17.62 BMD17.62	$12.00	-31.9%
Monthly membership at local gym	$188.00 BMD188.00	$73.21	-61.1%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$13.50 BMD13.50	$17.50	+29.6%
Average			-18.4%

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pay 13.3% less for clothing

	Bermuda	San Diego
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$80.00 BMD80.00	$60.72	-24.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$60.00 BMD60.00	$58.44	-2.6%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$142.50 BMD142.50	$105.68	-25.8%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$127.17 BMD127.17	$126.25	-0.7%
Average			-13.3%

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: April 2026

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