New York City vs Yokohama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$1335
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$3289
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$1023
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$240
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$2647
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	100	96
😀 Quality of life	95	97
🏙️ Population	8.8M	3.76M

The cost of living in New York City is 233% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 3rd and 4098th ($4441 vs $1335) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 18th 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 Yokohama. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 22nd and 8th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Yokohama

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	New York City	Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$29.7	$6.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$33.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$2.58
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$3
🥤 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	$659
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$424
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$1188
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$779
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$85.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$31.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$6501
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$2873
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$62.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$24.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$3.27
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$2.28
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$10.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$5.34
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.41
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$3.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$5.39
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$1.76
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$1.77
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$3.77
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$4.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$1.56
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.59
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$48.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$13.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$46.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$21.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$43.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$13410

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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 Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1249
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1128
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1012
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1028
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1143
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1039
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1045
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$960
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1125
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1091
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$1023
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$908
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1124
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1041
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$948
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1077
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1138
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1084
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1089
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1080
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1065
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1150
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$969
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1090
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1122
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$993
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1103
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1060
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1136
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1009
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1089
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1137
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1116
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1099
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1099
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1109