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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Jose	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3952	$1052
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8290	$2596
🏠 One person rent	$2795	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$4452	$620
🍽️ Food expenses	$775	$380
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5915	$2066
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	87	70
😀 Quality of life	93	75
🏙️ Population	1.01M	518K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 276% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 6th and 5190th ($3952 vs $1052) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 187th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States compared to 2 months in Utsunomiya. San Jose, United States ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Utsunomiya ranked 214th in Japan, while ranked 88th and 2064th 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	$20.4	$5.42
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$17.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$4.77
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.08	$3.48
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$3.41
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2999	$404
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2438	$284
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4520	$658
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4008	$405
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$87.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$134
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	1.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10416	$4319
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9325	$2740
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.82
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$51.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$29.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.99
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$2.22
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$12.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$7.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$20.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$4.74
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$5.39
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$4.91
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$3.04
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.59
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.45
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.93
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$6.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$176	$35.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$20.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.7	$61.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1874	$517
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22302	$14928

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$990
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$974
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$989
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$944
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$998
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$988
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$952
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$900
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1003
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$963
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$973
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1016
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1044
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1017
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$985
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1003
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$997
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$994
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1006
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$997
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1094
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1033
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1020
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1072
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1026
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1230
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1015
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$996
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$998
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1099
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$993
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1001
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1004