Philadelphia vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Philadelphia	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5854	$2260
🏠 One person rent	$1508	$365
🏘️ Family rent	$2200	$591
🍽️ Food expenses	$733	$338
🚐 Transport expenses	$194	$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4443	$2185
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	53
😀 Quality of life	91	90
🏙️ Population	1.6M	686K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 190% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 741st and 6285th ($2597 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 652nd 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Philadelphia ranked 22nd best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 118th and 186th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Philadelphia	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$22	$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$79.2	$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.98	$2.49
☕ Cappuccino	$5.23	$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.03	$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1607	$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1212	$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2381	$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1784	$403
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$146	$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$225	$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.27%	0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4124	$6078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1892	$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.7	$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.2	$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.96	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.41	$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.91	$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.31	$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.6	$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.8	$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.12	$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.55	$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.99	$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.15	$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.67	$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.72	$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack	$13.1	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.98	$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.04	$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.34	$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$68.9	$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16	$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$84.7	$38
💇 Haircut, simple	$29	$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.4	$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.4	$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2213	$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20275	$14291

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2626
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2543
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2622
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2498
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2543
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2567
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2579
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2359
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2623
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2636
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2849
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2458
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2314
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2623
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2525
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2331
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2685
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2635
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2222
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3031
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2636
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2820
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2825
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2754
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2795
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2842
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2313
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2333
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2897
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2221
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2656
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2737

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