Kitakyushu vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kitakyushu San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1041
$3957
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2615
$8247
🏠 One person rent
$436
$2805
🏘️ Family rent
$735
$4446
🍽️ Food expenses
$352
$765
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$198
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1505
$6139
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
70
87
😀 Quality of life
90
91
🏙️ Population
935K
1.01M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 74% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5254th and 8th ($1041 vs $3957) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 188th and 5th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in Kitakyushu compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Kitakyushu ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs San Jose, United States ranked 25th in the United States, while ranked 201st and 126th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kitakyushu vs San Jose, United States

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Kitakyushu San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.03
$24.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$32.6
$95
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.32
$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.95
$9.09
☕ Cappuccino
$3.31
$5.96
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.89
$3.6
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$367
$3010
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$263
$2448
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$661
$4541
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$482
$4005
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$169
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$184
$259
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.4
$74.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.71%
6.1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4927
$8786
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2107
$8977
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.61
$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$44.3
$90
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$28.7
$24.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1
$1.38
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.44
$1.66
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.27
$4.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.21
$5.56
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.41
$21.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.28
$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$18.6
$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.6
$5.52
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.4
$2.1
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.79
$5.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.21
$5.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.81
$3.55
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.63
$3.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.63
$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.34
$3.32
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.23
$15.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.71
$2.39
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.86
$11.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.64
$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.49
$6.99
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.26
$6.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.94
$2.44
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$52.6
$111
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.6
$17.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$34.3
$128
💇 Haircut, simple
$4.82
$21
👖 Brand Jeans
$50
$59.4
👟 Brand Sneakers
$65.7
$100
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$375
$1815
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$12027
$23151

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$1009
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$942
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$936
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$934
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$935
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$928
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$916
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$928
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$918
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$908
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$938
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$905
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$914
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$903
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$907
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$886
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$953
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$901
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$896
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$946
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$896
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$898
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$894
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$897
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$891
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$895
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$876
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$889
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$848
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$888
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$871
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$841
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1018
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$867
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$883
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$843
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$934
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$815
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$867
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$868

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3460
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3625
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4184
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3368
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3217
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2928
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3345
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3387
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3194
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3808
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3172
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3616
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3234
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3356
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3357
36 km or 22 mi Union
$3075
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3728
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3582
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3357
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3486
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$3073
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3029
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$3698
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3577
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3588
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2822
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3088
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2822
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3797
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2968
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$3043
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3310
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2848
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3276
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$3873
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3261
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3559
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2088
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3252
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3273