Atlanta vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Atlanta	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2628	$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6005	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$1574	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$2484	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$713	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5455	$2185
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	12 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	95	53
😀 Quality of life	90	90
🏙️ Population	499K	686K

The cost of living in Atlanta is 193% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 688th and 6285th ($2628 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 604th and 758th 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 2.1 months in Atlanta compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Atlanta ranked 49th best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 199th and 186th 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	$23.3	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$95.8	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.3	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.96	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1746	$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1275	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2981	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$403
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$128	$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$197	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$76.8	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.25%	0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3778	$6078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2636	$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.5	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$97.6	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.4	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.86	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.85	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.03	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.54	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.37	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.4	$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.18	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.5	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.01	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.84	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.76	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16.3	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.33	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.05	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.33	$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$8	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.6	$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.92	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$37.5	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.7	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$160	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.4	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$57.5	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$105	$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1605	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$22758	$14291

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Cities near Atlanta

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	East Point	$2410
11 km or 7 mi	Candler-McAfee	$2399
12 km or 7.7 mi	Brookhaven	$2360
17 km or 11 mi	Chamblee	$2387
17 km or 11 mi	Smyrna	$2376
19 km or 12 mi	Tucker	$2372
20 km or 13 mi	Sandy Springs	$2406
21 km or 13 mi	Stonecrest	$2352
22 km or 13 mi	Dunwoody	$2409
26 km or 16 mi	Marietta	$2416
29 km or 18 mi	Stockbridge	$2334
29 km or 18 mi	Peachtree Corners	$2405
31 km or 19 mi	Douglasville	$2243
31 km or 19 mi	Roswell	$2486
35 km or 22 mi	Johns Creek	$2429
35 km or 22 mi	Duluth	$2458
36 km or 22 mi	Kennesaw	$2215
37 km or 23 mi	Alpharetta	$2651
40 km or 25 mi	Woodstock	$2968
41 km or 26 mi	McDonough	$2289
43 km or 26 mi	Milton	$2494
43 km or 27 mi	Acworth	$1920
43 km or 27 mi	Lawrenceville	$2069
43 km or 27 mi	Peachtree	$2253
53 km or 33 mi	Canton	$2472
56 km or 35 mi	Newnan	$2105
58 km or 36 mi	Griffin	$2254
66 km or 41 mi	Carrollton	$2240
67 km or 42 mi	Winder	$2003
80 km or 49 mi	Gainesville	$2233
92 km or 57 mi	Rome	$1922
96 km or 59 mi	Athens	$1771
100 km or 62 mi	LaGrange	$2187
124 km or 77 mi	Macon	$1993
125 km or 78 mi	Dalton	$1602
128 km or 80 mi	Valley	$1852
133 km or 83 mi	Anniston	$1967
135 km or 84 mi	Oxford	$1955
146 km or 90 mi	Warner Robins	$1930
150 km or 93 mi	Columbus	$2010

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$883
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$888
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$912
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$915
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$923
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1003
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$984
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$929
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$936
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$941
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1012
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$932
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1006
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1003
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1004
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1006
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1005
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1010
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$941
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1003
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1018
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1020
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1024
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$995
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1018
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1021
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1022
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1018
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1018
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1029
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1009
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1002
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1073
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$972
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1023
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$887
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1016