Raleigh vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

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Raleigh Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person
$2265
$895
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$5273
$2260
🏠 One person rent
$1374
$365
🏘️ Family rent
$2201
$591
🍽️ Food expenses
$624
$338
🚐 Transport expenses
$89.7
$94.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$4362
$2185
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
20 km
🎓 Higher education
82
53
😀 Quality of life
89
90
🏙️ Population
468K
686K

The cost of living in Raleigh is 153% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 1363rd and 6285th ($2265 vs $895) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1143rd 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 1.9 months in Raleigh compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Raleigh ranked 54th best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 7th in Japan, while ranked 219th and 186th 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
$18.3
$6.27
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$69.7
$31.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$10.4
$4.37
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.64
$2.49
☕ Cappuccino
$6.08
$2.97
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$2.82
$0.94
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1531
$295
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1084
$224
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$2619
$439
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1754
$403
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$138
$95.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$211
$150
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$63.1
$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.17%
0.99%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3898
$6078
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2197
$4127
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.42
$1.83
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$47.7
$20.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$16.4
$18.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.81
$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.94
$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.23
$1.25
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$4.4
🥚 Eggs, x12
$4.61
$1.81
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.6
$6.94
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.3
$5.21
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.3
$28.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.38
$3.66
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.25
$1.93
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.7
$3.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.76
$3.13
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.01
$1.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.55
$1.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.53
$0.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.65
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.4
$8.67
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.96
$1.43
🚬 Cigarette pack
$9.18
$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.2
$5.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.45
$3.32
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$3.97
$0.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.95
$1.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.7
$65.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15
$11.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$127
$38
💇 Haircut, simple
$28.8
$15.3
👖 Brand Jeans
$52.7
$29.6
👟 Brand Sneakers
$101
$61.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1475
$312
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$24243
$14291

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Cities near Raleigh

Distance City Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi Garner
$2229
15 km or 9.1 mi Cary
$2483
17 km or 10 mi Morrisville
$1850
21 km or 13 mi Wake Forest
$2169
21 km or 13 mi Apex
$2280
25 km or 16 mi Holly Springs
$2300
28 km or 18 mi Fuquay-Varina
$2241
30 km or 19 mi Durham
$2063
38 km or 23 mi Chapel Hill
$2133
60 km or 37 mi Henderson
$2116
61 km or 38 mi Sanford
$1842
65 km or 41 mi Wilson
$2016
77 km or 48 mi Rocky Mount
$1803
77 km or 48 mi Goldsboro
$1766
78 km or 49 mi Burlington
$2089
87 km or 54 mi Fayetteville
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Asheboro
$2059
109 km or 68 mi Danville
$1775
110 km or 68 mi Greensboro
$2027
114 km or 71 mi Roanoke Rapids
$2055
114 km or 71 mi Kinston
$2073
117 km or 73 mi Greenville
$2045
123 km or 76 mi High Point
$1909
129 km or 80 mi Thomasville
$2007
133 km or 83 mi Kernersville
$2200
137 km or 85 mi Lumberton
$1863
141 km or 87 mi Rockingham
$2070
149 km or 92 mi Winston-Salem
$2105
163 km or 101 mi Jacksonville
$2007
165 km or 103 mi New Bern
$1849
166 km or 103 mi Salisbury
$2075
182 km or 113 mi Kannapolis
$2031
182 km or 113 mi Lynchburg
$1851
183 km or 114 mi Concord
$1904
189 km or 117 mi Havelock
$2003
190 km or 118 mi Wilmington
$2295
191 km or 119 mi Petersburg
$2375
196 km or 122 mi Monroe
$2129
196 km or 122 mi Mint Hill
$2204
198 km or 123 mi Roanoke
$1729

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