Cost of Living in Queens County vs. San Diego County.
Here is an example of comparison between two counties: Queens, NY vs San Diego, CA.With a current salary of $50000, you need $45210 in San Diego County to have the same lifestyle as in Queens County. This salary is based off with a household size of 1 adult · 0 children
This is 9.58% lower from your current salary.
What changed the most?
following categories which are the highest average cost to your new location and the lowest average cost from your current location.
Biggest Cost Change
Highest new COST when moving to San Diego County
Average Cost:
$5997.28
This was due to transport costs being higher in San Diego County.
Biggest Save Change
Highest money SAVE when moving to San Diego County
Average Cost:
$17736.00
This was due to housing costs being lower in San Diego County.
Breakdown of price percentages per category.
Category
Difference
housing
-21.18% lower
Queens County
San Diego County
Average Cost
$22501.58
$17736.00
INFO: Housing costs are based on the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The data represented shows the rental cost at the 40th percentile at a given area for privately owned, rental unit. Studio apartments were paired with 1 adult families, 1 Bedroom apartments with 2 Adult families, and 2 bedroom apartments for families with 1 or 2 children.
food
-3.30% lower
Queens County
San Diego County
Average Cost
$3776.55
$3652.04
INFO: Food cost are based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's food plan. Numbers are normalized to each area using weights from Feeding America and the Meal Gap data. This number assumes most food is bought at a local grocery store and then prepared at home.
transport
78.44% higher
Queens County
San Diego County
Average Cost
$5997.28
$10701.70
INFO: Transportation costs are a combination of auto ownership, auto use, and public transit. Data is collected from the Center for Neighborhood Technology (CNT).
healthcare
-26.49% lower
Queens County
San Diego County
Average Cost
$6328.54
$4652.38
INFO: Health care expenses come from an average of insurance premiums and out-of-pocket costs. The data assumes families purchase the lowest cost available insruance plan under the Affordable Care Act. Data comes from Kaiser Family foundation and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
other
-18.61% lower
Queens County
San Diego County
Average Cost
$9521.60
$7749.73
INFO: This cost is calculated through the average spending of categories deemed necessary by the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey. These include apparel, personal care, household supplies, reading materials, and school supplies.
taxes
-18.23% lower
Queens County
San Diego County
Average Cost
$11325.76
$9261.25
INFO: Taxes are calculated from the National Bureau of Economic Research. The number weighs in personal income tax, state income tax, federal Social Security, and Medicare taxes.s
Numbers are average costs per section.
In your new location your total average costs would be $53753.10.
The lower price could be attributed to different factors. For example, in larger percentage differences, Large gaps often reflect location metropolitan vs. non-metropolitan cost structures.
In this case San Diego County and Queens County are both metropolitan locations.
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