Berlin vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Berlin	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2013	$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4765	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$1134	$366
🏘️ Family rent	$2203	$723
🍽️ Food expenses	$489	$339
🚐 Transport expenses	$266	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3496	$1735
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	53
😀 Quality of life	95	85
🏙️ Population	3.68M	686K

The cost of living in Berlin is 105% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1759th and 5464th ($2013 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 474th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Berlin compared to 1.8 months in Shizuoka. Berlin ranked 2nd best city to live in Germany vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 19th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Shizuoka

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	Berlin	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$12.4	$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$61.5	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.6	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.77	$3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.86	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.02	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1192	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$858	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2460	$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1755	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$263	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$43.7	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.96%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9186	$2516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6527	$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.8	$1.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.2	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.2	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.96	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.29	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.89	$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.84	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.3	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.82	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.8	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.18	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.01	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.57	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.29	$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.12	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.14	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.88	$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.75	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.8	$72
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$36.6	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$85.1	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.4	$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$228	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9556	$8605

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1671
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1729
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1715
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1656
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1735
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1601
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1629
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1701
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1673
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1581
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1695
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1689
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1622
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1607
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1618
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1656
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1628
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1536
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1677
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1258
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1372
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1443
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1280
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1288
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1298
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1263
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1253
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1271
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1379
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1384
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1370
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1264
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1295
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1348
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1297
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1196
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1249
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$848
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1303
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1323

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$932
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$936
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$952
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$954
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$960
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1035
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$962
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$961
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$964
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1041
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$963
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1027
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1030
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1035
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1029
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1039
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1034
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$966
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1021
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1047
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1047
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1048
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1033
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1036
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1052
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1039
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1053
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1050
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1054
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1080
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1063
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1032
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1088
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$989
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1043
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$941
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1052