Atlanta vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Atlanta	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2641	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5926	$2577
🏠 One person rent	$1592	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$2480	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$711	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$141	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5005	$2644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	95	52
😀 Quality of life	91	89
🏙️ Population	499K	686K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 158% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 647th and 5380th ($2641 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 572nd and 315th 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 Atlanta compared to 2.6 months in Shizuoka. Atlanta ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 179th and 291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Atlanta vs Shizuoka

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	Atlanta	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$21.5	$6.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$88.8	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.3	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.03	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.17	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.71	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1682	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1323	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2780	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2071	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$198	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.6	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2885	$4629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2139	$3173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$93.1	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.6	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.79	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.02	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.37	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.43	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.22	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.1	$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.5	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$40.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.14	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.39	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.15	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.03	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.73	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.1	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$8.63	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.08	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.72	$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.49	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.3	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$159	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.4	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.7	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1237	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26158	$19584

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2416
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2419
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2384
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2379
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2503
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2370
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2423
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2345
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2413
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2412
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2333
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2421
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2193
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2466
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2421
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2454
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2242
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2563
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$3016
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2298
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2478
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1902
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2098
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2279
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2492
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2131
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2246
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2252
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$1982
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2362
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1891
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1879
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2186
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1824
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1600
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1820
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1925
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1910
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1948
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$1981

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$976
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$973
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$976
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$979
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$976
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1044
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1018
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$968
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$977
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1037
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$962
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1025
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1024
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1021
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1023
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1029
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1023
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$959
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1023
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1029
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1016
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1043
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1030
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1035
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1071
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1064
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1083
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1020
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1086
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1055
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1141
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1002
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1038
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$908
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1068