Detroit vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Detroit	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2064	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4936	$2392
🏠 One person rent	$1212	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$2122	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$605	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$109	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3270	$2528
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	77	52
😀 Quality of life	86	87
🏙️ Population	639K	686K

The cost of living in Detroit is 122% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1678th and 5882nd ($2064 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1488th and 732nd 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 1.6 months in Detroit compared to 2.7 months in Shizuoka. Detroit ranked 83rd best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 315th and 271st 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	$17.3	$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.59	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.88	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.45	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1182	$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$960	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2340	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1705	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$148	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$231	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$59.6	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.48%	1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1377	$4676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1283	$3205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.98	$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.1	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.86	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.9	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.05	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.9	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.6	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.19	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.32	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.84	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.29	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.5	$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.09	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.6	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.76	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.93	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.48	$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.7	$92.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$94.7	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.6	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.7	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$85.9	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1288	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16893	$8368

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1694
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2042
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2064
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1962
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2070
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2086
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1786
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2017
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2102
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1957
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2071
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1936
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2093
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2062
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2022
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2175
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2083
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2030
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2087
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$2032
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1724
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2059
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$2040
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1940
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1963
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2065
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2077
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2081
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2390
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2019
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2288
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1837
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1959
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1706
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2238
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1778
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1593
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1607
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1943
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1527

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