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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Phoenix	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2395	$3810
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5245	$8485
🏠 One person rent	$1494	$2688
🏘️ Family rent	$2384	$4744
🍽️ Food expenses	$594	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$151	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4432	$6191
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	69	87
😀 Quality of life	90	92
🏙️ Population	1.61M	1.01M

The cost of living in Phoenix is 37% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 955th and 8th ($2395 vs $3810) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 875th and 6th in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Phoenix compared to 1.6 months in San Jose, United States. Ranked 31st vs 11th best cities to live in the United States, and 146th vs 82nd 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	$19	$21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$71.6	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.2	$10.8
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$8.92
☕ Cappuccino	$6.21	$5.89
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.67	$3.1
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1526	$2643
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1215	$2388
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2412	$5083
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2009	$4230
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$179
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$224	$274
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.2	$69.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	6.54%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3736	$9512
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3133	$9578
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$63.4	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.98	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.88	$1.33
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.44	$4.73
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.41	$5.03
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.3	$19.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$16.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$6.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.93	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.58	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$3.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.93
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.7	$2.38
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.1	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.3	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$11.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.39	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.91	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.8	$7.05
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.19	$2.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$27.8	$129
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.1	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$149
💇 Haircut, simple	$17.7	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$50.3	$48.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.3	$77.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1103	$1805
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12281	$25839

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Cities near Phoenix

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.1 mi	Glendale	$1979
14 km or 9 mi	Scottsdale	$2524
16 km or 10 mi	Peoria	$2342
17 km or 10 mi	Tempe	$2423
25 km or 15 mi	El Mirage	$2304
26 km or 16 mi	Mesa	$2413
27 km or 17 mi	Avondale	$2525
28 km or 17 mi	Goodyear	$2468
29 km or 18 mi	Surprise	$2328
33 km or 21 mi	Chandler	$2306
33 km or 21 mi	Gilbert	$2417
33 km or 21 mi	Fountain Hills	$2353
51 km or 31 mi	Queen Creek	$2353
51 km or 32 mi	Apache Junction	$2342
51 km or 32 mi	Buckeye	$2388
53 km or 33 mi	Maricopa	$2281
78 km or 48 mi	Casa Grande	$2296
84 km or 52 mi	Florence	$2319
118 km or 73 mi	Prescott	$2466
122 km or 76 mi	Prescott Valley	$2423
155 km or 96 mi	Marana	$2073
160 km or 99 mi	Oro Valley	$2056
165 km or 102 mi	Casas Adobes	$2027
181 km or 112 mi	Tucson	$1957
190 km or 118 mi	Flagstaff	$2543
205 km or 128 mi	Sahuarita	$2037
232 km or 144 mi	Lake Havasu	$2013
234 km or 145 mi	Blythe	$2763
254 km or 158 mi	Yuma	$1815
259 km or 161 mi	Kingman	$1926
264 km or 164 mi	Nogales	$2077
268 km or 166 mi	Nogales	$830
276 km or 171 mi	San Luis	$1947
276 km or 172 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$823
278 km or 173 mi	Sierra Vista	$1638
290 km or 180 mi	Bullhead	$1852
313 km or 194 mi	Caborca	$788
327 km or 203 mi	Brawley	$2729
330 km or 205 mi	Mexicali	$913
332 km or 207 mi	Calexico	$2724

Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968