Utsunomiya vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Utsunomiya	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1052	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2596	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$426	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$620	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$380	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2066	$6208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	4 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	70	100
😀 Quality of life	75	96
🏙️ Population	518K	690K

The cost of living in Utsunomiya is 68% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 5190th and 73rd ($1052 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 187th and 58th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Utsunomiya compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Utsunomiya ranked 214th best city to live in Japan vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 2064th and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Utsunomiya vs Washington

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	Utsunomiya	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.42	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$17.7	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.77	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.41	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.11	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$404	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$658	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$405	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$87.8	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$134	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$30.3	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.61%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4319	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2740	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.82	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$51.4	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.5	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.06	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.99	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.22	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.1	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.74	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.39	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.2	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.93	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.72	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.9	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.32	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.16	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$50.1	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$35.9	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.6	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$52.3	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.7	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$517	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14928	$24065

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Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$990
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$974
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$989
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$944
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$998
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$988
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$952
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$994
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$900
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1003
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$963
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$973
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$988
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1016
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1044
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1017
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$985
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1003
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$997
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$994
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1006
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$997
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1094
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1033
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1006
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1020
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1072
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1008
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1026
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1230
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1015
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$996
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1006
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$998
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1099
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$993
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1001
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1004

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949