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

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Kitakyushu San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person
$963
$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2447
$7476
🏠 One person rent
$366
$2428
🏘️ Family rent
$646
$4021
🍽️ Food expenses
$342
$717
🚐 Transport expenses
$161
$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1721
$6928
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
15 km
8 km
🎓 Higher education
70
87
😀 Quality of life
72
92
🏙️ Population
935K
1.01M

The cost of living in Kitakyushu is 72% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5571st and 22nd ($963 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 536th and 20th 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 1.8 months in Kitakyushu compared to 2 months in San Jose, United States. Kitakyushu ranked 289th best city to live in Japan vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 1910th and 69th 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
$3.84
$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$20.1
$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.68
$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3.29
$7.93
 Cappuccino
$3.11
$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1
$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$406
$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$177
$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$635
$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$393
$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$111
$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$171
$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$32.7
$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.68%
6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3114
$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2080
$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.93
$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$60.1
$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.5
$19.5
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.02
$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.05
$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.23
$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.22
$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.72
$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.6
$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.8
$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.34
$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.98
$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7
$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.02
$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.41
$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.92
$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.55
$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.33
$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.13
$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$2.66
$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.34
$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.99
$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$45.1
$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$9.91
$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.9
$101
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.6
$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$99.1
$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$39.7
$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$343
$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8058
$15889

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Distance City Cost of living
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Shimonoseki
$917
15 km or 9.3 mi Kanda
$887
17 km or 11 mi Mizumaki
$891
18 km or 11 mi Nakama
$890
20 km or 12 mi Yukuhashi
$883
21 km or 13 mi Nogata
$895
24 km or 15 mi Fukuchi
$894
25 km or 16 mi Okagaki
$897
27 km or 17 mi Miyawaka
$898
28 km or 17 mi Tagawa
$893
31 km or 19 mi San'yo-Onoda
$861
32 km or 20 mi Iizuka
$900
33 km or 20 mi Munakata
$902
38 km or 24 mi Buzen
$884
38 km or 24 mi Fukutsu
$910
39 km or 24 mi Kama
$894
40 km or 25 mi Ube
$846
42 km or 26 mi Koga
$914
42 km or 26 mi Nakatsu
$884
43 km or 27 mi Mine
$837
44 km or 27 mi Sasaguri
$915
44 km or 28 mi Shingu
$917
48 km or 30 mi Sue
$919
48 km or 30 mi Kasuya
$920
49 km or 31 mi Umi
$919
49 km or 31 mi Shime
$916
53 km or 33 mi Dazaifu
$909
54 km or 33 mi Onojo
$915
54 km or 34 mi Chikuzen
$893
55 km or 34 mi Kasuga
$920
55 km or 34 mi Chikushino
$905
55 km or 34 mi Asakura
$886
55 km or 34 mi Fukuoka
$1054
58 km or 36 mi Usa
$888
60 km or 37 mi Nakagawa
$915
61 km or 38 mi Ukiha
$877
61 km or 38 mi Nagato
$845
62 km or 39 mi Ogori
$879
63 km or 39 mi Hita
$882
63 km or 39 mi Bungotakada
$887

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance City Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi Campbell
$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi Santa Clara
$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi Los Gatos
$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi Saratoga
$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi Milpitas
$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi Cupertino
$2974
16 km or 10 mi Sunnyvale
$3184
18 km or 11 mi Mountain View
$3171
21 km or 13 mi Los Altos
$3064
27 km or 17 mi Palo Alto
$3733
27 km or 17 mi Morgan Hill
$3012
28 km or 18 mi Fremont
$3186
29 km or 18 mi Newark
$3003
29 km or 18 mi East Palo Alto
$3245
32 km or 20 mi Menlo Park
$3313
36 km or 22 mi Union
$2922
38 km or 23 mi Redwood
$3389
39 km or 24 mi Santa Cruz
$3422
41 km or 25 mi San Carlos
$3300
41 km or 25 mi Pleasanton
$3644
42 km or 26 mi Gilroy
$2952
43 km or 27 mi Livermore
$3047
44 km or 27 mi Watsonville
$2908
44 km or 27 mi Belmont
$3567
44 km or 28 mi Foster
$3518
45 km or 28 mi Hayward
$2660
46 km or 28 mi Dublin
$3109
47 km or 29 mi San Lorenzo
$2650
48 km or 30 mi San Mateo
$3583
48 km or 30 mi Castro Valley
$2881
53 km or 33 mi San Leandro
$2969
53 km or 33 mi Burlingame
$3219
54 km or 33 mi San Ramon
$2860
57 km or 36 mi Millbrae
$3163
59 km or 36 mi Danville
$2929
60 km or 38 mi San Bruno
$3147
61 km or 38 mi Alameda
$3358
62 km or 38 mi Tracy
$2141
63 km or 39 mi South San Francisco
$3130
64 km or 40 mi Oakland
$3123