Austin vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Austin	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2444	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5560	$2429
🏠 One person rent	$1531	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$2491	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$120	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4939	$2276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	65	53
😀 Quality of life	90	89
🏙️ Population	962K	686K

The cost of living in Austin is 154% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 985th and 5951st ($2444 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 845th 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 2 months in Austin compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Austin ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 217th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Austin vs Shizuoka

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	Austin	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.4	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.5	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.38	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.62	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.98	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1919	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1200	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3122	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2017	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$119	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$185	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.32%	1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5020	$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3187	$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.05	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$41.7	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.1	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.72	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.96	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.12	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.1	$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.7	$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.23	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.57	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.96	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.8	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.48	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.75	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.32	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.76	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.05	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.18	$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.21	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.3	$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.7	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$148	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.6	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$55.6	$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.5	$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1382	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21398	$16729

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Cities near Austin

Distance	City	Cost of living
19 km or 12 mi	Pflugerville	$2115
25 km or 15 mi	Round Rock	$2027
25 km or 15 mi	Cedar Park	$2171
31 km or 20 mi	Leander	$2187
37 km or 23 mi	Kyle	$2237
39 km or 24 mi	Georgetown	$2125
51 km or 32 mi	San Marcos	$2229
76 km or 47 mi	New Braunfels	$2221
84 km or 52 mi	Seguin	$2200
86 km or 53 mi	Harker Heights	$2059
90 km or 56 mi	Killeen	$1991
93 km or 58 mi	Copperas Cove	$2083
95 km or 59 mi	Cibolo	$2175
96 km or 60 mi	Schertz	$2174
96 km or 60 mi	Temple	$2153
122 km or 76 mi	San Antonio	$2063
137 km or 85 mi	Bryan	$2000
138 km or 86 mi	Kerrville	$2165
140 km or 87 mi	College Station	$1913
150 km or 93 mi	Waco	$2285
180 km or 112 mi	Victoria	$2226
204 km or 126 mi	Rosenberg	$2114
214 km or 133 mi	Huntsville	$2022
215 km or 133 mi	The Woodlands	$2738
218 km or 136 mi	Stephenville	$2150
218 km or 136 mi	Conroe	$1836
219 km or 136 mi	Sugar Land	$2071
226 km or 140 mi	Missouri	$2094
227 km or 141 mi	Spring	$2112
230 km or 143 mi	Cleburne	$2177
233 km or 145 mi	Corsicana	$2189
234 km or 145 mi	Houston	$2265
248 km or 154 mi	Waxahachie	$2196
249 km or 155 mi	Pearland	$2150
252 km or 156 mi	Burleson	$2175
252 km or 157 mi	Midlothian	$2193
256 km or 159 mi	Pasadena	$2228
258 km or 160 mi	Alvin	$2072
260 km or 161 mi	Friendswood	$2136
260 km or 161 mi	Mansfield	$2302

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