(December 2005) Despite San Diego's economic growth over the past two decades, the city's cost of living continues to grow beyond the means of its working families who help operate the local economy, making it the 6th most expensive city to live in the nation.
Making Ends Meet looks at the real cost of living in San Diego and measures the income levels that are necessary, while considering different family types, to provide basic needs for their families.
Some findings include:
A single person without dependents would need to earn $12.48 an hour at a full-time job to meet their basic needs in San Diego.
In a two-parent family with two school-aged children, the adults would each need to earn $13.05 an hour to meet basic family needs.
We hope policy makers and advocates will use the information in Making Ends Meet to develop an economic development strategy that promotes the well being for families and communities; this is based on the premise that work should pay enough to support a decent standard of living for working San Diego families.
The 2005 version is an update of the previous Making Ends Meet from 2003.
Contact Natalie Nava at 619-584-5744 x 24 or natalie@onlinecpi.org for more information or to order hard copies of Making Ends Meet (2005).
(December 2005) Despite San Diego's economic growth over the past two decades, the city's cost of living continues to grow beyond the means of its working families who help operate the local economy, making it the 6th most expensive city to live in the nation.