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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Jose	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3502	$2741
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7476	$6649
🏠 One person rent	$2428	$1620
🏘️ Family rent	$4021	$3006
🍽️ Food expenses	$717	$559
🚐 Transport expenses	$195	$408
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6928	$3743
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	87	99
😀 Quality of life	92	98
🏙️ Population	1.01M	4.84M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 28% more expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 22nd and 318th ($3502 vs $2741) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 1st in the United States and Australia, respectively. Check the United States vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.4 months in Sydney. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 69th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Sydney

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	San Jose	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.8	$14.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$69.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$10.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.93	$6.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.86	$3.3
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$2.46
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2372	$1859
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2164	$1319
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4451	$3954
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3536	$2433
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$139
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$215
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.6	$53.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13837	$17057
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9980	$10833
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$3.27
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$145
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$29.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.53
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.46	$2.74
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.43
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.92	$4.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$8.51
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$3.35
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$2.64
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$3.05
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$4.17
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.44
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.26
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$1.2
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$2.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$13.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$5.19
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$28.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$9.23
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$4.26
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.93	$2.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$2.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.2	$63.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$16.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$55.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$21.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$79.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1687	$2005
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15889	$17934

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$1998
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2348
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1903
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1691
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1430
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1461
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1610
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1723
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1463
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2604
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1404
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1688
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1354
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1528
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1481
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1669
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1672
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1862
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1707
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2152
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2011
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1719
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1716
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1317
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1552
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1693
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1785
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1701
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1702
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2356
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1746
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1707
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1708
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2356
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1658
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1673
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1881
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1688
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1327
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1816