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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	San Jose	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3502	$998
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7476	$2458
🏠 One person rent	$2428	$437
🏘️ Family rent	$4021	$645
🍽️ Food expenses	$717	$335
🚐 Transport expenses	$195	$122
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6928	$2385
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	87	69
😀 Quality of life	92	74
🏙️ Population	1.01M	518K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 251% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 22nd and 5333rd ($3502 vs $998) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 20th and 397th 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 2 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 200th in Japan, while ranked 69th and 1311th 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	$18.8	$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.2	$18.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$5.01
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.93	$2.83
☕ Cappuccino	$5.86	$2.68
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2372	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2164	$282
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4451	$674
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3536	$408
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$137	$98.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$217	$152
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$84.6	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	1.69%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$13837	$4035
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9980	$2596
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.75	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$108	$42
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.5	$26.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.32	$1.02
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.38
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.46	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.86	$2.63
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.92	$2.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.4	$6.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$10.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$4.67
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.22	$1.26
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.77	$5.88
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.31	$2.63
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.85	$2.21
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$2.73
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.69	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.4	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.1	$7.26
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.17	$1.97
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$3.72
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.22	$6.93
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.93	$1.33
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.27	$1.17
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$88.2	$36.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$101	$34.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.2	$21.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$50.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$94	$62.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1687	$501
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15889	$15188

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$979
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$972
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$974
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$980
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$982
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$988
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$995
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1011
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1002
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1017
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1002
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1001
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1009
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1002
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1016
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1032
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1082
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$997
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$980
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1044
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1015
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1155
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1089
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1019
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1015
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1119
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1026
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1074
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1281
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1058
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1219
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$994
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1034
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1005
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1152
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$980
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1023
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$997