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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Jose	Tampa
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3952	$2634
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8290	$5902
🏠 One person rent	$2795	$1726
🏘️ Family rent	$4452	$2981
🍽️ Food expenses	$775	$666
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$99.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5915	$4360
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	87	68
😀 Quality of life	93	90
🏙️ Population	1.01M	385K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 50% more expensive than in Tampa. Cities ranked 6th and 658th ($3952 vs $2634) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 582nd in the United States.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.7 months in Tampa. Ranked 21st vs 56th best cities to live in the United States, and 88th vs 202nd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Tampa

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	San Jose	Tampa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20.4	$20
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$80.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.08	$6.95
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$5.75
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$2.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2999	$1909
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2438	$1437
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4520	$3364
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4008	$2556
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$128
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$196
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70	$66.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	6.36%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10416	$3204
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9325	$2587
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.99
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$80.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$14.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$0.88
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.17
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$4.05
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$4.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$4.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$15.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$16.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$5.93
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$1.82
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$3.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$4.52
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.89
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$2.93
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$3.21
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$6.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$5.56
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$2.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$176	$83.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$18.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$57.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.7	$91.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1874	$1294
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22302	$14367

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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

Cities near Tampa

Distance	City	Cost of living
6.5 km or 4 mi	Egypt Lake-Leto	$2478
9 km or 5.6 mi	East Lake-Orient Park	$2453
9.7 km or 6 mi	Palm River-Clair Mel	$2454
10 km or 6.4 mi	Temple Terrace	$2443
11 km or 7 mi	University	$2437
27 km or 17 mi	Pinellas Park	$2103
28 km or 17 mi	St. Petersburg	$2579
29 km or 18 mi	Clearwater	$2577
31 km or 19 mi	Dunedin	$2433
32 km or 20 mi	Largo	$2106
33 km or 20 mi	Plant	$2334
34 km or 21 mi	Tarpon Springs	$2354
41 km or 25 mi	Zephyrhills	$2128
50 km or 31 mi	Lakeland	$2410
55 km or 34 mi	Bradenton	$2347
65 km or 41 mi	Brooksville	$2290
71 km or 44 mi	Sarasota	$2749
74 km or 46 mi	Winter Haven	$2155
84 km or 52 mi	Haines	$2227
95 km or 59 mi	Clermont	$2317
97 km or 60 mi	Venice	$2698
105 km or 65 mi	North Port	$2491
108 km or 67 mi	Winter Garden	$2344
109 km or 68 mi	Leesburg	$2255
110 km or 68 mi	Kissimmee	$2254
113 km or 70 mi	Ocoee	$2357
113 km or 71 mi	Sebring	$1726
119 km or 74 mi	St. Cloud	$2265
122 km or 76 mi	Apopka	$2336
123 km or 76 mi	Orlando	$2473
124 km or 77 mi	Eustis	$2296
130 km or 81 mi	Winter Park	$2378
130 km or 81 mi	Altamonte Springs	$2358
136 km or 84 mi	Casselberry	$2351
139 km or 86 mi	Ocala	$1919
141 km or 88 mi	Winter Springs	$2321
146 km or 91 mi	Oviedo	$2320
148 km or 92 mi	Sanford	$2304
156 km or 97 mi	Cape Coral	$2230
161 km or 100 mi	Deltona	$2294