2025 Compare Cities Cost of Living:
South Brunswick, NJ vs San Jose, CA

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Is it cheaper to live in San Jose or is it cheaper to live in South Brunswick?
- San Jose is 85.2% more expensive than South Brunswick.

Which city has more affordable housing, San Jose or South Brunswick?
- San Jose housing costs are 220.5% more expensive than South Brunswick housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in South Brunswick or is Health Care more affordable in San Jose.
- Health related expenses are 9.0% more in San Jose.
 South Brunswick, NJSan Jose, CAUnited States
 Overall  Unlock231.0100
 Food & Groceries107.0  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock107.7100
 Housing133.7  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$1,184,400$338,100
 Utilities114  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock151.0100
 Miscellaneous123.4  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for South Brunswick    3 Reviews

Over 13 years ago

I grew up in Edison and lived in Perth Amboy and Highland Park for a few years. Spent time up and down the entire stretch of the east coast. I've been in S Bruns for 6  More

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Over 15 years ago

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Over 17 years ago

Property taxes are high in the state, and especially in a few townships. For example, my study suggested West windsor/Plainsboro/Franklin twnshps to be amongst the  More

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Reviews for San Jose    90 Reviews

I've lived in west San Jose/Cambrian, between Los Gatos and Almaden SJ since 1997. This side of town somehow avoided the erosion of the American dream. Houses are  More

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I lived in San Jose for 40 years. That’s during the most exciting time when the Silicon Valley was booming with real technology and San Jose was ranked as the safest big  More

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Over 4 years ago

I've lived in San Jose, CA for 25 years. This city is being over run with crime and gangs. The cost of living is very high. Granted, you are so close to mountains,  More

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