London vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	London	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3427	$991
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8384	$2646
🏠 One person rent	$2251	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$4328	$686
🍽️ Food expenses	$587	$368
🚐 Transport expenses	$393	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4627	$1854
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	53
😀 Quality of life	99	69
🏙️ Population	8.8M	686K

The cost of living in London is 246% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 37th and 5761st ($3427 vs $991) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 722nd in the United Kingdom and Japan, respectively. Check the United Kingdom vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.4 months in London compared to 1.9 months in Shizuoka. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shizuoka ranked 420th in Japan, while ranked 2nd and 2988th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in London vs Shizuoka

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	London	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23	$7.04
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$87.8	$30.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.5	$5.26
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.7	$3.73
☕ Cappuccino	$4.87	$3.48
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.51	$1.08
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2586	$350
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1894	$252
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5526	$720
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3635	$524
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$179	$59.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$275	$90.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$39.5	$32.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.35%	1.8%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17558	$6785
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10692	$4661
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.73	$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$103	$79.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.68	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.8	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.26
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.54	$1.97
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12	$10.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$9.76	$6.69
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.7	$19
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.28	$3.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.72	$2.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.96
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.67	$4.46
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.41	$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.62	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.11	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.1	$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.68	$2.12
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.1	$3.99
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.92	$5.62
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.87	$3.68
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.94	$0.68
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.42	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$58	$74.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.6	$10.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$142	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.2	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$99	$53.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2404	$247
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$25830	$21319

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Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$3054
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2446
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2368
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2624
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2353
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2322
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2372
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2268
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2248
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2381
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2255
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2245
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2491
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2184
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2173
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2202
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2589
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2328
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2106
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2227
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2363
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2179
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2228
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2630
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2157
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$2020
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2451
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2159
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$2040
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2310
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1963
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2033
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2202
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2152
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$2053
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2033
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$2041
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2028
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2477
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2055

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$964
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$970
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$989
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$993
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1031
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$999
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$1001
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$1008
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1055
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$993
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1042
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1044
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1043
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1045
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1045
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1046
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$996
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1045
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1050
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1053
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1046
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1067
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1046
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1062
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1103
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1096
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1116
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1038
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1059
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1121
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1086
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1161
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1042
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1064
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$981
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1103