Detroit vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Detroit	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2133	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5076	$2577
🏠 One person rent	$1225	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$2140	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$655	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$110	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3098	$2644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	77	52
😀 Quality of life	88	89
🏙️ Population	639K	686K

The cost of living in Detroit is 108% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1636th and 5380th ($2133 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1374th and 315th 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 2.6 months in Shizuoka. Detroit ranked 99th best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 311th and 291st 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	$19.9	$6.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.4	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.03	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$4.82	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.58	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1309	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$949	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2383	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1719	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$153	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$236	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$52.1	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.39%	0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1383	$4629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1272	$3173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.02	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$65.4	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.8	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.91	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.95	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.36	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.6	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.6	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.7	$40.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.21	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.46	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.46	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.08	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.63	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.93	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$13.9	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.96	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.51	$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.77	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$43.1	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.4	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$88.4	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$18.4	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$59.1	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$97.3	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1177	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16684	$19584

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Cities near Detroit

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.9 km or 1.2 mi	Windsor	$1961
7.4 km or 4.6 mi	Hamtramck	$2062
14 km or 8.6 mi	Dearborn	$2052
15 km or 9.1 mi	Lincoln Park	$1940
16 km or 9.8 mi	Allen Park	$2048
16 km or 10 mi	Ferndale	$2080
17 km or 10 mi	Wyandotte	$1737
17 km or 11 mi	Eastpointe	$2032
18 km or 11 mi	Madison Heights	$2124
18 km or 11 mi	Warren	$1963
19 km or 12 mi	Oak Park	$2061
19 km or 12 mi	Southgate	$1911
19 km or 12 mi	Royal Oak	$2085
20 km or 12 mi	Dearborn Heights	$2041
21 km or 13 mi	Roseville	$2039
21 km or 13 mi	Taylor	$2167
21 km or 13 mi	Southfield	$2062
22 km or 14 mi	St. Clair Shores	$2036
22 km or 14 mi	Inkster	$2053
24 km or 15 mi	Garden	$1996
26 km or 16 mi	Amherstburg	$1913
27 km or 17 mi	Birmingham	$2045
28 km or 17 mi	Sterling Heights	$1973
28 km or 17 mi	Livonia	$1874
29 km or 18 mi	Troy	$1958
29 km or 18 mi	Westland	$2048
30 km or 19 mi	Clinton Township	$2100
31 km or 19 mi	Romulus	$2078
32 km or 20 mi	Farmington Hills	$2345
37 km or 23 mi	Rochester Hills	$2002
39 km or 24 mi	Novi	$2295
40 km or 25 mi	Pontiac	$1822
42 km or 26 mi	Auburn Hills	$1957
54 km or 34 mi	Monroe	$1721
58 km or 36 mi	Ann Arbor	$2276
71 km or 44 mi	Chatham-Kent	$1832
86 km or 54 mi	Toledo	$1642
88 km or 54 mi	Burton	$1611
88 km or 54 mi	Port Huron	$1949
89 km or 55 mi	Sarnia	$1608

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$976
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$973
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$976
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$979
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$976
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1044
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1018
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$968
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$977
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1037
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$962
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1025
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1024
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1021
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1023
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1029
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1023
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$959
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1023
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1029
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1016
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1043
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1030
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1035
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1071
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1064
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1083
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1020
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1086
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1055
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1141
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1002
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1038
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$908
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1068