London vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	London	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3296	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7841	$2392
🏠 One person rent	$2211	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$4100	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$551	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$375	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4153	$2528
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	52
😀 Quality of life	99	87
🏙️ Population	8.8M	686K

The cost of living in London is 254% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 58th and 5882nd ($3296 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 732nd 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 1.3 months in London compared to 2.7 months in Shizuoka. London ranked 1st best city to live in the United Kingdom vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 4th and 271st 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	$21.4	$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$84	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.67	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.03	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$4.64	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.46	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2704	$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1831	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5123	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3478	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$167	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$255	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.5	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	5.06%	1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$20412	$4676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$10524	$3205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.62	$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$91.9	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$30.2	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.82	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.86	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.77	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.95	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.5	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.75	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.14	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.43	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.59	$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.1	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.87	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.74	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$20.2	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.29	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.7	$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.61	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$55.7	$92.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$17.6	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$69.7	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.6	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2250	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$26090	$8368

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near London

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.3 km or 0.8 mi	Westminster	$2868
11 km or 7 mi	Wimbledon	$2332
13 km or 8.3 mi	Richmond	$2273
15 km or 9.3 mi	Croydon	$2414
16 km or 10 mi	Greenford	$2209
19 km or 12 mi	Ewell	$2207
21 km or 13 mi	Coulsdon	$2214
23 km or 14 mi	Esher	$2185
24 km or 15 mi	Walton-on-Thames	$2182
25 km or 15 mi	Watford	$2470
27 km or 17 mi	Upminster	$2136
28 km or 17 mi	Rickmansworth	$2217
31 km or 19 mi	St Albans	$2261
32 km or 20 mi	Grays	$2028
32 km or 20 mi	Hertford	$2076
32 km or 20 mi	Slough	$2112
32 km or 20 mi	Brentwood	$2433
35 km or 22 mi	Harlow	$2199
35 km or 22 mi	Gravesend	$2035
35 km or 22 mi	Hemel Hempstead	$2122
37 km or 23 mi	Woking	$2429
38 km or 24 mi	Harpenden	$2052
40 km or 25 mi	Billericay	$2048
41 km or 25 mi	Maidenhead	$2623
43 km or 27 mi	East Grinstead	$2052
43 km or 27 mi	Basildon	$1924
43 km or 27 mi	Guildford	$2422
44 km or 27 mi	Crawley	$2092
44 km or 27 mi	Stevenage	$1987
44 km or 27 mi	Bracknell	$2248
44 km or 28 mi	Rochester	$1973
44 km or 28 mi	Tonbridge	$2063
45 km or 28 mi	High Wycombe	$2089
46 km or 28 mi	Bishop's Stortford	$2062
46 km or 28 mi	Luton	$1885
47 km or 29 mi	Chatham	$2263
49 km or 30 mi	Chelmsford	$1948
49 km or 30 mi	Gillingham	$2135
49 km or 30 mi	Godalming	$2344
49 km or 31 mi	Farnborough	$2009

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