Enhanced Cost of Living Calculator
Now includes childcare, taxes, health, housing for home owners vs renters, insurance costs and more when you upgrade to premium.
SEE MY OPTIONS
No Thanks
Cost of Living
Compare Cities
Quiz
Community Data
Crime
Climate
Schools
News
Places to Live
Find a Place
Top Lists
Rankings
Interactive Map
Login
Create Account
AMES vs. SAN DIEGO
Cost of Living Comparison
Comparison
Food
Housing
Utilities
Commute
Health
Taxes
Childcare
Personal
Upgrade to Premium
Ames, Iowa vs. San Diego, California
Cost of Living Comparison
The cost of living in San Diego, California is
77.6%
more expensive
than Ames, Iowa.
You would need a salary of
$133,223
in San Diego, California to maintain the standard of living you have in Ames, Iowa.
Comparison highlights
• Overall, San Diego, California is
more expensive
than Ames, Iowa
• Median Home Cost is the biggest factor in the cost of living difference.
Median Home Cost
248% more expensive in San Diego
than in Ames, Iowa
Ames, IA vs. San Diego, CA
Compared to Ames, San Diego is:
Homeowner
No Child Care, Taxes not Considered
77.6% higher
Child Care
, Taxes not Considered
Unlock with Premium
Child Care, Taxes Considered
Unlock with Premium
No Child Care,
Taxes Considered
Unlock with Premium
Renter
No Child Care, Taxes not Considered
Unlock with Premium
Child Care
, Taxes not Considered
Unlock with Premium
Child Care, Taxes Considered
Unlock with Premium
No Child Care,
Taxes Considered
Unlock with Premium
Food
12.7% higher
Housing (Homeowner)
252.0% higher
Housing (Rent)
Unlock with Premium
Median Home Cost
Unlock with Premium
Utilities
4.3% higher
Commute
78.9% higher
Health
26.3% lower
Taxes
Unlock with Premium
Childcare
Unlock with Premium
Personal
11.2% higher
Cost of Food
Popular Cost of Living Searches
Current City
Comparison City
Clarksville, Tennessee
Haines City, Florida
Compare
Des Moines, Iowa
Pickens, South Carolina
Compare
Hawkeye, Iowa
Omaha, Nebraska
Compare
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Carson, California
Compare
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Greensboro, North Carolina
Compare
Malin, Oregon
Klamath Falls, Oregon
Compare
Amarillo, Texas
Rusk, Texas
Compare
Fort Wayne, Indiana
New Orleans, Louisiana
Compare
Bonanza, Oregon
Reno, Nevada
Compare
Northbrook, Illinois
Folly Beach, South Carolina
Compare
Follow Us