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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Jose	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3952	$1869
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8290	$4283
🏠 One person rent	$2795	$1132
🏘️ Family rent	$4452	$2002
🍽️ Food expenses	$775	$521
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$98.1
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5915	$3299
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	87	17
😀 Quality of life	93	87
🏙️ Population	1.01M	216K

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 111% more expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 6th and 2432nd ($3952 vs $1869) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 3rd 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.8 months in Wellington. San Jose, United States ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 88th and 358th 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	$20.4	$13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$64.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$9.41
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.08	$6.67
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$3.45
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$2.49
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2999	$1126
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2438	$966
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4520	$2045
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4008	$1766
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$84
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$131
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70	$50.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	6.61%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10416	$5538
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9325	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$2.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$111
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$14.8
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.6
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.73
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$1.89
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$6.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$9.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$2.94
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.24
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$3.01
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$4.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$1.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.8
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$2.09
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$10.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$3.38
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$24.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$4.74
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$2.06
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$2.4
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$176	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$70.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.7	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1874	$760
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22302	$12047

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1838
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1743
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1709
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1612
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1254
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1252
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1379
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1396
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1425
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1480
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1237
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1493
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1638
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1423
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1312
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1383
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1612
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1678
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1847
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1499
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1678
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1716
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1961
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1675
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1536
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1461
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1250
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2086
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1238
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1580
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2181
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2640
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1839
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1633
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2292
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1878
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1888
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1599
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2127
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1811