New York City vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$2600
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$2075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	71
😀 Quality of life	95	74
🏙️ Population	8.8M	518K

The cost of living in New York City is 306% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 4th and 5404th ($4207 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 311th 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 2 months in Utsunomiya. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Utsunomiya ranked 210th in Japan, while ranked 18th and 2386th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Utsunomiya

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	New York City	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$88.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$4490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$2962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$48.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$4.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$16539

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$999
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$991
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1001
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$968
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1010
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1010
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$922
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$990
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1005
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1022
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1036
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1026
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1065
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1037
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1024
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1043
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1037
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1050
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1023
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1130
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1068
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1047
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1047
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1106
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1072
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1261
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1055
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1202
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1033
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1029
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1143
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1047