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

Updated: March 02, 2025

	San Jose	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3810	$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8485	$4240
🏠 One person rent	$2688	$1109
🏘️ Family rent	$4744	$1980
🍽️ Food expenses	$759	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$175	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6191	$2916
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	17
😀 Quality of life	92	85
🏙️ Population	1.01M	216K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 107% more expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 8th and 2289th ($3810 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 6th and 4th in the United States and New Zealand, respectively. Check the United States vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. San Jose, United States ranked 11th best city to live in the United States vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 82nd and 356th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Wellington

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	San Jose	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$100	$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.8	$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.92	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$5.89	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.1	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2643	$1097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2388	$938
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5083	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4230	$1752
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$88.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$274	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.8	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.54%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9512	$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9578	$5940
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.5	$99.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.5	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.33	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.73	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.03	$6.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.1	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.4	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.55	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.32	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.42	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.93	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.38	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.2	$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.05	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$129	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.9	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$149	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.9	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.6	$68.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$77.6	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1805	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25839	$11415

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3362
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3419
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4167
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3287
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3131
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2828
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3448
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3295
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3159
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3752
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3090
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3187
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3060
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3326
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3002
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3649
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3412
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3344
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3006
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3096
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3437
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3657
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3466
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2811
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3059
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3678
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2963
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3269
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$3045
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3226
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3785
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3195
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3364
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2135
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$2968

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1253
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1475
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1457
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1144
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1433
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1847
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1418
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1182
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1506
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1524
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1652
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1717
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1736
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1709
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1968
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1746
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1435
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1213
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1921
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1242
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1416
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2099
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2539
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1448
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2252
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1652
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1824
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1584
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2106
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1604