New York City vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	New York City	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4203	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9136	$2596
🏠 One person rent	$2713	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$4396	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$874	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$379	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5599	$2066
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	100	70
😀 Quality of life	98	75
🏙️ Population	8.8M	518K

The cost of living in New York City is 300% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 4th and 5190th ($4203 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 187th 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 1.3 months in New York City compared to 2 months in Utsunomiya. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Utsunomiya ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 11th and 2064th 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	$23.2	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$92.4	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$14	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.67	$3.48
☕ Cappuccino	$6.18	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.07	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3669	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2221	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5076	$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3880	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$211	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.2	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.42%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$15299	$4319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11127	$2740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.93	$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.49	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.71	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.75	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.5	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.19	$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.35	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.71	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.66	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.76	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.1	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.3	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.8	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.2	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$8.03	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.87	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$128	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.7	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$157	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$37.3	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.2	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$119	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1884	$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22663	$14928

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2569
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3364
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3066
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2913
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2733
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3253
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2717
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2783
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2727
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2725
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2735
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2811
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2671
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2712
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2765
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2538
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2688
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2756
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2545
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2475
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2647
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2770
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2705
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2513
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2695
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2769
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2655
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2730
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2718
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2609
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2506
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2723
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2911
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2779
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2680
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2470
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3174

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$990
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$974
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$989
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$944
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$998
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$988
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$952
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$900
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1003
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$963
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$973
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1016
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1044
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1017
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$985
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1003
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$997
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$994
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1006
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$997
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1094
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1033
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1020
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1072
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1026
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1230
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1015
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$996
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$998
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1099
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$993
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1001
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1004