New York City vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	New York City	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4207	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$9179	$2429
🏠 One person rent	$2718	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$4382	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$875	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$373	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5229	$2276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	53
😀 Quality of life	95	89
🏙️ Population	8.8M	686K

The cost of living in New York City is 338% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 4th and 5951st ($4207 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 630th 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 1.2 months in New York City compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 18th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Shizuoka

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	New York City	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.6	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$107	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.6	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.27	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.88	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.87	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3712	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2223	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5056	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3881	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$130	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$200	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.8	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.64%	1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17512	$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9335	$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.01	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$134	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.8	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.55	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.56	$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$7.96	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.67	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.42	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.62	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.34	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.09	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.65	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.77	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.32	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.7	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$23.4	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$13.9	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.99	$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.83	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$118	$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$21.2	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$40.7	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$116	$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2132	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21999	$16729

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2850
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3614
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3134
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$3092
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2814
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3307
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2803
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2868
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2738
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2781
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2803
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2801
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2696
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2750
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2792
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2533
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2717
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2809
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2539
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2512
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2665
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2774
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2685
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2477
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2702
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2782
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2665
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2772
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2697
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2734
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2666
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2638
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2497
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2687
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2863
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2758
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2690
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2503
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3188

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$924
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$929
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$939
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$943
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$947
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1036
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1011
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$945
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$940
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$955
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1043
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$928
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1039
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1038
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1036
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1039
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1037
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$926
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1031
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1051
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1052
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$991
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1053
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1054
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1067
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1062
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1078
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1078
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1052
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1131
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1001
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1059
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$904
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1063