Cost of living comparison
Las Vegas is 19.1% cheaper than San Diego.
If you lived in Las Vegas instead of San Diego, you would:
pay 17.3% less for restaurants
San Diego
|
Las Vegas
|
||
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Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$25.00
|
$18.00
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$10.38
|
$9.00
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.66
|
$2.35
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$2.31
|
$1.93
|
|
pay 14.5% less for groceries
San Diego
|
Las Vegas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$3.79
|
$3.63
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$7.30
|
$6.33
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.32
|
$3.96
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$5.51
|
$5.11
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$7.09
|
$4.76
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$2.09
|
$2.20
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.92
|
$0.70
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$1.56
|
$1.45
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.88
|
$1.49
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$1.63
|
$1.00
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$1.11
|
$0.99
|
|
pay 6.7% less for transportation
San Diego
|
Las Vegas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$5.33
|
$4.56
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$75.00
|
$62.49
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$26,000.00
|
$25,000.00
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$17.71
|
$19.12
|
|
pay 25.4% less for housing
San Diego
|
Las Vegas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$77.48
|
$84.38
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$2,659.94
|
$1,441.11
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$2,165.00
|
$1,337.39
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$192.27
|
$140.90
|
|
pay 25.5% less for childcare
San Diego
|
Las Vegas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$1,375.00
|
$1,025.71
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$16,507.14
|
$12,259.50
|
|
pay 21.6% less for entertainment and sports
San Diego
|
Las Vegas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$7.50
|
$5.00
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$5.26
|
$5.42
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$10.00
|
$9.00
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$51.45
|
$24.36
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$15.29
|
$12.99
|
|
pay 22.9% less for clothing
San Diego
|
Las Vegas
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$58.28
|
$47.08
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$56.82
|
$35.39
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$92.30
|
$71.87
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$117.76
|
$103.08
|
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