Berlin vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2392
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$2528
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	52
😀 Quality of life	95	87
🏙️ Population	3.78M	686K

The cost of living in Berlin is 118% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1762nd and 5882nd ($2027 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 732nd in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 2.7 months in Shizuoka. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 21st and 271st 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	$14.6	$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$4676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$3205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$92.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$8368

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$931
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$961
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$966
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$969
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1041
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1019
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$975
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$976
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$983
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1042
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$971
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1028
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1027
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1034
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1035
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1034
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1029
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$981
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1032
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1041
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1042
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1041
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1045
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1039
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1049
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1081
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1080
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1095
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1034
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1045
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1100
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1065
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1138
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1016
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1055
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$929
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1083