Seattle vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Seattle	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3015	$1009
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7449	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$1896	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$3549	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$746	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$160	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6742	$2407
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	80	70
😀 Quality of life	91	73
🏙️ Population	737K	518K

The cost of living in Seattle is 199% more expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 158th and 5444th ($3015 vs $1009) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 140th and 511th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Seattle ranked 15th best city to live in the United States vs Utsunomiya ranked 180th in Japan, while ranked 98th and 1535th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Utsunomiya

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	Seattle	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.9	$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$90.4	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.98	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$5.55	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.97	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2086	$413
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1567	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3947	$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3067	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$157	$96.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$237	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.8	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6966	$4788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5351	$2991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.7	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.16	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.18	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.03	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.89	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.3	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.6	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.19	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.37	$5.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.64	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.47	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.56	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.91	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.8	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.15	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.95	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.98	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.6	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$183	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.9	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.9	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2185	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29407	$15244

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2826
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3273
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2882
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2624
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2642
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$2973
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2595
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3239
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2718
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2741
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2625
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2759
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2785
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2606
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2623
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2726
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2462
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2784
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2642
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2532
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2579
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2637
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2338
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2589
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2517
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2604
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2644
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2604
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2449
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2598
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2460
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2571
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2406
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2692
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2751
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2542
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2527
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2523
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2093

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1016
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1009
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1031
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1016
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1074
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1044
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1077
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1049
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1047
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1052
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1099
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1080
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1116
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1057
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1046
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1088
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1073
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1190
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1126
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1092
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1068
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1156
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1075
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1108
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1322
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1099
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1248
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1084
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1069
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1187
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1042
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1125
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1059