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

Updated: October 14, 2025

	San Jose	Yokohama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3952	$1336
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8290	$3311
🏠 One person rent	$2795	$588
🏘️ Family rent	$4452	$997
🍽️ Food expenses	$775	$401
🚐 Transport expenses	$174	$236
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5915	$2542
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	8 km	17 km
🎓 Higher education	87	96
😀 Quality of life	93	97
🏙️ Population	1.01M	3.76M

The cost of living in San Jose, United States is 196% more expensive than in Yokohama. Cities ranked 6th and 4404th ($3952 vs $1336) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th 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 1.5 months in San Jose, United States compared to 1.9 months in Yokohama. San Jose, United States ranked 21st best city to live in the United States vs Yokohama ranked 2nd in Japan, while ranked 88th and 15th 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	$20.4	$5.84
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$99.1	$35.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.2
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.08	$2.53
☕ Cappuccino	$5.87	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.45	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2999	$701
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2438	$416
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4520	$1167
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4008	$754
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$84.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$272	$130
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70	$30.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.45%	2.05%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10416	$6388
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9325	$2878
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.45
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$90.7	$61.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.3	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.27	$1.08
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$1.41
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.21	$3.69
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.39	$2.23
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.6	$10.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.5	$6.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$23	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.54	$5.28
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.77	$3.8
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$5.41
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.3	$2.95
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.17	$2.62
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.88	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.06	$1.75
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.1	$7.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.31	$1.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.5	$3.7
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$4.38
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$1.54
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.51	$1.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$113	$50.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$176	$46.4
💇 Haircut, simple	$21	$21.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.4	$42.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.7	$60.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1874	$265
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22302	$18032

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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 Yokohama

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Kawasaki	$1354
12 km or 7.7 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1198
15 km or 9.1 mi	Kamakura	$1071
16 km or 10 mi	Zushi	$1051
17 km or 10 mi	Fujisawa	$1076
17 km or 11 mi	Yamato	$1017
18 km or 11 mi	Hayama	$1054
19 km or 12 mi	Ayase	$959
21 km or 13 mi	Yokosuka	$1139
21 km or 13 mi	Machida	$1049
21 km or 13 mi	Zama	$958
22 km or 14 mi	Ebina	$935
23 km or 14 mi	Komae	$1115
23 km or 15 mi	Chigasaki	$1046
24 km or 15 mi	Samukawa	$983
24 km or 15 mi	Atsugi	$968
25 km or 15 mi	Futtsu	$1067
26 km or 16 mi	Chofu	$1113
26 km or 16 mi	Inagi	$1058
26 km or 16 mi	Kisarazu	$1076
27 km or 17 mi	Kimitsu	$1068
28 km or 17 mi	Tama	$1040
28 km or 18 mi	Sagamihara	$1021
29 km or 18 mi	Mitaka	$1125
29 km or 18 mi	Tokyo	$1698
29 km or 18 mi	Isehara	$971
29 km or 18 mi	Hiratsuka	$1078
29 km or 18 mi	Sodegaura	$1073
30 km or 18 mi	Fuchu	$1088
30 km or 19 mi	Aikawa	$971
32 km or 20 mi	Koganei	$1066
32 km or 20 mi	Miura	$1059
32 km or 20 mi	Musashino	$1110
32 km or 20 mi	Oiso	$1029
33 km or 20 mi	Kunitachi	$1050
34 km or 21 mi	Nishitokyo	$1094
34 km or 21 mi	Hino	$1085
34 km or 21 mi	Urayasu	$1068
35 km or 21 mi	Kokubunji	$1050
35 km or 22 mi	Tachikawa	$1073