Arlington vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Arlington	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1907	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4693	$2429
🏠 One person rent	$1121	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1937	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$561	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.4	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3714	$2276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	23 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	90	53
😀 Quality of life	78	89
🏙️ Population	394K	686K

The cost of living in Arlington is 98% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 2397th and 5951st ($1907 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1784th and 630th 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 1.9 months in Arlington compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Arlington ranked 264th best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 894th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Arlington vs Shizuoka

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	Arlington	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$56.8	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.7	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.41	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.78	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1271	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$867	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2259	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1561	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$120	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$183	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$53.4	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.24%	1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2186	$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$5.22	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$39.7	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.5	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.75	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.82	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.01	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.89	$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17	$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.18	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.55	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.19	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.01	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.83	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.8	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.59	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.18	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.11	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.46	$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.02	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.2	$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$105	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$12.7	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$53	$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$92.2	$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1389	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25323	$16729

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Cities near Arlington

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.2 mi	Grand Prairie	$2127
14 km or 8.9 mi	Mansfield	$2302
15 km or 9.6 mi	Hurst	$2127
16 km or 9.8 mi	Bedford	$2126
16 km or 10 mi	Euless	$2114
19 km or 12 mi	Haltom	$2145
19 km or 12 mi	North Richland Hills	$2141
20 km or 12 mi	Irving	$2114
20 km or 13 mi	Colleyville	$2124
21 km or 13 mi	Fort Worth	$2219
21 km or 13 mi	Duncanville	$2198
21 km or 13 mi	Cedar Hill	$2195
22 km or 14 mi	Watauga	$2128
26 km or 16 mi	Grapevine	$2076
27 km or 17 mi	Burleson	$2175
27 km or 17 mi	Keller	$2105
27 km or 17 mi	Southlake	$2129
27 km or 17 mi	DeSoto	$2193
28 km or 17 mi	Midlothian	$2193
29 km or 18 mi	Saginaw	$2152
30 km or 18 mi	Coppell	$2142
30 km or 19 mi	Dallas	$2461
31 km or 19 mi	Benbrook	$2155
34 km or 21 mi	Farmers Branch	$2190
35 km or 21 mi	Lancaster	$2212
35 km or 22 mi	University Park	$2258
37 km or 23 mi	Flower Mound	$2135
38 km or 24 mi	Carrollton	$2188
39 km or 24 mi	Lewisville	$2076
43 km or 27 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
47 km or 29 mi	Cleburne	$2177
48 km or 30 mi	Balch Springs	$2208
48 km or 30 mi	Richardson	$2246
48 km or 30 mi	The Colony	$2233
49 km or 30 mi	Mesquite	$2147
49 km or 30 mi	Corinth	$2177
51 km or 32 mi	Garland	$2357
52 km or 32 mi	Plano	$2127
54 km or 33 mi	Little Elm	$2225
56 km or 35 mi	Frisco	$2393

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$924
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$929
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$939
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$943
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$947
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1036
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1011
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$945
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$940
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$955
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1043
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$928
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1039
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1038
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1036
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1039
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1037
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$926
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1031
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1051
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1052
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$991
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1053
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1054
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1067
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1062
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1078
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1078
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1052
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1131
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1001
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1059
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$904
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1063