Quick answer
Prices in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA were 11.9% above the US average in 2024 (Regional Price Parity 111.9, US = 100), with a housing-rent index of 179.3, per the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities (2024)
| Category | Price index (US = 100) |
|---|---|
| All items | 111.887 |
| Goods | 107.963 |
| Housing (rents) | 179.267 |
| Utilities | 174.247 |
| Other services | 99.597 |
| — All items by year — | |
| 2024 | 111.887 |
| 2023 | 110.741 |
| 2022 | 114.630 |
| 2021 | 115.054 |
| 2020 | 115.144 |
| 2019 | 113.488 |
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Last updated 2026-10-16. Data only, not financial or tax advice.