New York City vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$1009
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$2407
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	70
😀 Quality of life	95	73
🏙️ Population	8.8M	518K

The cost of living in New York City is 340% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 3rd and 5444th ($4441 vs $1009) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Utsunomiya ranked 180th in Japan, while ranked 22nd and 1535th 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	$29.7	$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$413
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$96.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$4788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$2991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$5.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$15244

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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