Philadelphia vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Philadelphia	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2597	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5854	$2429
🏠 One person rent	$1514	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$2239	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$740	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$187	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4328	$2276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	11 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	100	53
😀 Quality of life	92	89
🏙️ Population	1.6M	686K

The cost of living in Philadelphia is 170% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 742nd and 5951st ($2597 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 648th 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 1.7 months in Philadelphia compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Philadelphia ranked 14th best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 87th and 246th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Philadelphia vs Shizuoka

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	Philadelphia	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$23.2	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$89.8	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.4	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.02	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.15	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.9	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1612	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1201	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2399	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1810	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$158	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$238	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$72.7	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.52%	1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3762	$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1992	$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$95.6	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.3	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.41	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.2	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$8.74	$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.7	$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.15	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.78	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.7	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.12	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.6	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.81	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.24	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12.3	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.25	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.94	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.99	$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$60.3	$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.1	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$85.8	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$29.1	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$49	$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.6	$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2195	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17603	$16729

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Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2612
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2604
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2699
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2636
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2412
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2632
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2572
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2626
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2493
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2549
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2609
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2600
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2612
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2350
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2639
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2639
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2793
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2445
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2392
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2541
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2520
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2315
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2668
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2603
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2207
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2648
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3077
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2609
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2802
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2835
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2714
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2753
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2835
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2301
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2323
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2933
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2171
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2684
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2801

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