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

Updated: March 11, 2026

	San Jose	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3962	$1343
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8268	$3307
🏠 One person rent	$2809	$606
🏘️ Family rent	$4461	$1036
🍽️ Food expenses	$768	$396
🚐 Transport expenses	$184	$232
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5742	$2765
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	87	96
😀 Quality of life	91	95
🏙️ Population	1.01M	3.76M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 195% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 8th and 4482nd ($3962 vs $1343) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 17th 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 1.4 months in San Jose, United States compared to 2.1 months in Yokohama. San Jose, United States ranked 31st best city to live in the United States vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 148th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Jose, United States vs Yokohama

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	San Jose	Yokohama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$5.74
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$100	$35
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9	$2.69
☕ Cappuccino	$5.63	$3.36
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.41	$1.13
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3015	$811
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2454	$413
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4507	$1347
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4037	$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$169	$82.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$256	$127
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$74.3	$30.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	2.09%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9481	$6364
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9796	$3332
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.43
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$89.6	$59.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.2	$23.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.69	$1.52
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.72	$3.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$2.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$10
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$6.28
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.5	$14.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.41	$5.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$2.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.8	$3.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.84	$5.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.97	$2.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$3
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.82	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.29	$1.69
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$7.74
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.52	$1.74
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$3.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$12.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$4.17
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.5	$1.51
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$130	$49.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$12.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$150	$43.6
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$21
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$45.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.5	$59.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1802	$305
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23160	$16118

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Cities near San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3488
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3608
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4273
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3379
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3257
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2871
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3508
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3603
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3254
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3805
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3181
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3589
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3261
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3382
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3395
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$3137
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3771
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3489
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3359
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3520
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3017
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3065
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3676
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3593
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3604
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2910
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3094
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3831
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2983
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3007
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3346
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2859
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3282
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$3778
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3264
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3277
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2089
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3245
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3212

Cities near Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1399
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1237
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1127
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1104
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1126
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1034
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1100
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$957
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1138
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1066
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$980
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$909
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1154
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1056
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$993
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$982
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1116
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1160
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1104
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1125
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1119
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1073
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$992
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1176
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1698
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$981
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1076
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1118
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1137
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1116
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1096
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1155
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1035
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1102
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1144
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1144
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1097
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1107
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1130