Mesa vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Mesa	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2417	$1025
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5513	$2577
🏠 One person rent	$1519	$426
🏘️ Family rent	$2603	$702
🍽️ Food expenses	$660	$389
🚐 Transport expenses	$86.3	$101
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4167	$2644
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	16 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	67	52
😀 Quality of life	75	89
🏙️ Population	504K	686K

The cost of living in Mesa is 136% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 998th and 5380th ($2417 vs $1025) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 876th 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 1.7 months in Mesa compared to 2.6 months in Shizuoka. Mesa ranked 578th best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 9th in Japan, while ranked 1816th and 291st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Mesa vs Shizuoka

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	Mesa	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$20	$6.56
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.1	$32.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$4.97
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$1.98
☕ Cappuccino	$5.91	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.73	$0.99
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1553	$325
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1210	$237
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2487	$581
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2225	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$242	$205
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$82.9	$38.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.46%	0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2964	$4629
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3484	$3173
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$44.9	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$13.9	$19.7
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.21	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.88	$3.94
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.65	$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.4	$7.32
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.8	$5.91
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$40.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.58	$5.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.92	$2.35
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$3.64
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.46	$4.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.56
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.1
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$0.9
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.43	$1.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$9.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$1.89
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.29	$4.65
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.95	$5.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.27	$3.5
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.2	$0.64
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.09	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$41.8	$91.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$110	$38.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$20.8	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.2	$42.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.2	$64.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1207	$232
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$15463	$19584

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Cities near Mesa

Distance	City	Cost of living
8.2 km or 5.1 mi	Gilbert	$2447
10 km or 6.5 mi	Tempe	$2448
12 km or 7.7 mi	Scottsdale	$2332
12 km or 7.7 mi	Chandler	$2349
23 km or 14 mi	Fountain Hills	$2371
25 km or 15 mi	Queen Creek	$3031
26 km or 16 mi	Phoenix	$2340
26 km or 16 mi	Apache Junction	$2491
39 km or 24 mi	Glendale	$1977
42 km or 26 mi	Peoria	$2344
45 km or 28 mi	Maricopa	$2320
48 km or 30 mi	Avondale	$2523
49 km or 30 mi	Goodyear	$2481
51 km or 31 mi	El Mirage	$2322
55 km or 34 mi	Surprise	$2353
59 km or 37 mi	Florence	$2466
59 km or 37 mi	Casa Grande	$2403
71 km or 44 mi	Buckeye	$2365
132 km or 82 mi	Marana	$2084
136 km or 85 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
138 km or 86 mi	Prescott	$2348
140 km or 87 mi	Prescott Valley	$2341
141 km or 88 mi	Casas Adobes	$2021
157 km or 98 mi	Tucson	$1940
183 km or 114 mi	Sahuarita	$2046
199 km or 124 mi	Flagstaff	$2598
244 km or 152 mi	Nogales	$2095
247 km or 154 mi	Nogales	$727
254 km or 158 mi	Sierra Vista	$1612
257 km or 160 mi	Blythe	$2757
258 km or 160 mi	Lake Havasu	$2021
272 km or 169 mi	Yuma	$1760
283 km or 176 mi	Kingman	$1883
292 km or 182 mi	San Luis	$1911
293 km or 182 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$965
301 km or 187 mi	Caborca	$881
316 km or 196 mi	Agua Prieta	$813
316 km or 196 mi	Bullhead	$1855
348 km or 216 mi	Brawley	$2751
349 km or 217 mi	Mexicali	$945

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