Raleigh vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Raleigh	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2388	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5530	$2392
🏠 One person rent	$1484	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$2447	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$625	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.8	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4749	$2528
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	82	52
😀 Quality of life	88	87
🏙️ Population	468K	686K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 156% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 972nd and 5882nd ($2388 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 892nd and 732nd 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 2 months in Raleigh compared to 2.7 months in Shizuoka. Raleigh ranked 51st best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 221st and 271st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Raleigh vs Shizuoka

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	Raleigh	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$17.1	$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$75.6	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$9.74	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.88	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.37	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.31	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1468	$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1216	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2614	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2029	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$149	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$232	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$68.4	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.51%	1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6077	$4676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2879	$3205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.01	$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$58.4	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$14.9	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.84	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.96	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.8	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.45	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.83	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11.1	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.9	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.48	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.38	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.38	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.1	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.5	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.46	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$14.9	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.82	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$7.69	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$8.17	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.38	$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.7	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.1	$92.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.3	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$158	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$52	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93.2	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1481	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21914	$8368

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682

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