Detroit vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Detroit	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2032	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4925	$2429
🏠 One person rent	$1105	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$1878	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$664	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$121	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3072	$2276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	77	53
😀 Quality of life	88	89
🏙️ Population	639K	686K

The cost of living in Detroit is 111% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1947th and 5951st ($2032 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1526th 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 1.5 months in Detroit compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Detroit ranked 95th best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 318th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Detroit vs Shizuoka

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	Detroit	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.1	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.5	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.88	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.48	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.95	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1299	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$820	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2296	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1448	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.3	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.34%	1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1602	$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1188	$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$75.1	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.4	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.34	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.68	$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.71	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.8	$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.1	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.04	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.4	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.71	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.49	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.83	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.8	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.04	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.3	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.05	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.46	$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.75	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40.6	$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.8	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.2	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.2	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.3	$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$100	$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1360	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19339	$16729

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1980
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$1947
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$1975
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1926
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$1993
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$1939
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1758
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$1909
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$1969
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1820
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$1943
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1907
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$1946
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$1926
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2030
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$1915
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$1905
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$1941
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1876
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1926
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$1968
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1837
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1920
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1972
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$1945
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$1944
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2004
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2181
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$1940
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2307
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1796
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1913
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1701
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2285
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1843
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1624
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1635
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1957
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1619

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