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

Updated: October 10, 2024

	San Jose	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3674	$1048
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8354	$2583
🏠 One person rent	$2553	$455
🏘️ Family rent	$4614	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$756	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6972	$2514
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	87	69
😀 Quality of life	93	73
🏙️ Population	1.01M	518K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 251% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 13th and 5301st ($3674 vs $1048) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 11th and 409th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States compared to 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. San Jose, United States ranked 9th best city to live in the United States vs Utsunomiya ranked 191st in Japan, while ranked 57th and 1569th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Utsunomiya

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	San Jose	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$25.2	$5.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.6	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.02	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$6.07	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.37	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2518	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2244	$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4974	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4085	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$178	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.3	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11099	$4934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$11117	$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.5	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.64	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.9	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.76	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.56	$5.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.75	$2.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.73	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.55	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.11	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.28	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.62	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.28	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$151	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$83.3	$65
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1894	$567
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23974	$15287

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1029
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1019
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1036
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1045
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1043
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1056
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1040
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1105
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1105
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1036
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1026
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1066
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1063
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1188
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1105
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1067
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1067
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1145
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1085
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1319
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1245
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1040
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1046
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1059
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1082
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1036