Austin vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Austin	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2455	$1009
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5709	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$1585	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$2741	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$566	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$127	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5262	$2407
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	65	70
😀 Quality of life	90	73
🏙️ Population	962K	518K

The cost of living in Austin is 143% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 858th and 5444th ($2455 vs $1009) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 790th and 511th in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.1 months in Austin compared to 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Austin ranked 30th best city to live in the United States vs Utsunomiya ranked 180th in Japan, while ranked 142nd and 1535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Utsunomiya

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	Austin	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.5	$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$64.7	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.36	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.69	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.75	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1949	$413
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1266	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3348	$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2283	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$96.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.4	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.66%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4187	$4788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2882	$2991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.49	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.4	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.8	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.78	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.11	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.98	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.96	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.2	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.56	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$5.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.3	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.75	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.62	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.03	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.13	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.35	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.01	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.7	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$147	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.2	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1385	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22096	$15244

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2218
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2163
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2244
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2260
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2223
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2192
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2224
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2182
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2182
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2044
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1969
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2066
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2148
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2132
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2134
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2033
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$1944
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2152
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1853
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2230
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2215
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2107
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2089
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2698
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2133
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1799
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2028
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2087
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2093
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2155
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2170
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2190
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2108
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2159
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2224
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2182
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2056
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2097
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2305

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1016
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1009
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1031
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1016
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1074
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1044
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1077
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1049
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1047
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1052
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1099
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1080
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1116
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1057
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1046
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1088
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1073
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1190
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1126
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1092
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1068
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1156
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1075
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1108
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1322
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1099
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1248
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1084
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1069
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1187
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1042
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1125
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1059