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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Phoenix	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2340	$3952
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5236	$8290
🏠 One person rent	$1406	$2795
🏘️ Family rent	$2208	$4452
🍽️ Food expenses	$627	$775
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4277	$5915
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	70	87
😀 Quality of life	91	93
🏙️ Population	1.61M	1.01M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 41% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 1184th and 6th ($2340 vs $3952) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1035th and 4th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Phoenix compared to 1.5 months in San Jose, United States. Ranked 52nd vs 21st best cities to live in the United States, and 181st vs 88th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Phoenix vs San Jose, United States

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	Phoenix	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$20.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76	$99.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.04	$9.08
☕ Cappuccino	$6.3	$5.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.7	$3.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1511	$2999
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1104	$2438
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2337	$4520
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1799	$4008
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$175
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$230	$272
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.7	$70
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4621	$10416
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3554	$9325
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.2	$90.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.3	$18.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.93	$1.27
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.5
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.51	$5.04
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.34	$3.21
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.16	$5.39
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$22.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$23
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$6.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.68	$2.61
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$5.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.76	$6.69
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$4.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$3.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.58	$1.88
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.63	$3.06
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.6	$15.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.43	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.2	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.18	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.48	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.81	$6.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.12	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$38.1	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13.4	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$114	$176
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.6	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$56.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$98.2	$88.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1277	$1874
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16644	$22302

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1977
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2344
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2448
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2322
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2417
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2523
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2481
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2353
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2349
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2447
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2365
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2320
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2466
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2348
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2084
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1940
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2757
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1760
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1883
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2095
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$727
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1911
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1855
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$881
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2751
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$945
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2766

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3424
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3476
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4335
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3356
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3202
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2942
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3426
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3415
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3182
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3765
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3130
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3328
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3133
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3359
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3045
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3890
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3719
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3382
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2955
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3089
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3748
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3553
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3634
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2826
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3070
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3756
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3071
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3317
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2850
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3285
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3818
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3230
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3255
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2114
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3254