Houston vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Houston Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2261
$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5455
$2260
🏠 One person rent
$1267
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$2011
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$622
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4659
$2185
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
17 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
100
53
😀 Quality of life
96
90
🏙️ Population
2.3M
686K

The cost of living in Houston is 152% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1367th and 6285th ($2261 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1144th and 758th 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 2.1 months in Houston compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Houston ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 14th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Houston vs Shizuoka

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Houston Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$20.7
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$75.3
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$9.99
$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.03
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$5.49
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.69
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1416
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$994
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2413
$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1595
$403
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$117
$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$180
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.6
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.18%
0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2519
$6078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1831
$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.26
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$74.4
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$18.6
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.86
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.37
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.08
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.25
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.8
$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.1
$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.4
$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.99
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.49
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.35
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.99
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.64
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.7
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.91
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$13.4
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.79
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$10
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.3
$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$8.05
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.87
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.19
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$38.4
$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$14.9
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$148
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$22.2
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$51.5
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$105
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1987
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$22291
$14291

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Distance City Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi Pasadena
$2142
25 km or 15 mi Pearland
$2064
25 km or 16 mi Missouri
$2093
27 km or 17 mi Deer Park
$2126
29 km or 18 mi Sugar Land
$2011
32 km or 20 mi Spring
$2107
33 km or 21 mi Friendswood
$2025
35 km or 22 mi La Porte
$2124
40 km or 25 mi Baytown
$2190
41 km or 25 mi League
$1990
42 km or 26 mi Alvin
$1916
47 km or 29 mi Rosenberg
$2096
48 km or 30 mi The Woodlands
$2754
59 km or 37 mi Texas City
$2011
62 km or 38 mi Conroe
$1860
76 km or 47 mi Galveston
$1893
81 km or 50 mi Lake Jackson
$2033
108 km or 67 mi Huntsville
$1900
126 km or 78 mi Beaumont
$1621
129 km or 80 mi College Station
$1843
138 km or 86 mi Bryan
$1950
140 km or 87 mi Port Arthur
$1895
186 km or 115 mi Lufkin
$1872
188 km or 117 mi Victoria
$2003
203 km or 126 mi Sulphur
$1977
215 km or 134 mi Lake Charles
$1917
217 km or 135 mi Nacogdoches
$1516
229 km or 142 mi Pflugerville
$2141
234 km or 145 mi Austin
$2475
236 km or 146 mi Round Rock
$2058
239 km or 149 mi Temple
$2070
242 km or 150 mi Kyle
$2168
242 km or 150 mi Georgetown
$2110
247 km or 153 mi San Marcos
$2125
249 km or 155 mi Cedar Park
$2151
250 km or 156 mi Seguin
$2120
254 km or 158 mi Leander
$2149
261 km or 162 mi Waco
$2066
262 km or 163 mi Harker Heights
$1937
264 km or 164 mi New Braunfels
$2123

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$883
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$888
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$912
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$915
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$923
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1003
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$984
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$929
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$936
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$941
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1012
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$932
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1001
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1006
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1003
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1004
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1006
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1005
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1010
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$941
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1003
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1018
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1020
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1024
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$995
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1018
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1021
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1022
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1018
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1018
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1029
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1009
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1029
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1033
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1002
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1073
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$972
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1023
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$887
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1016