Sacramento vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Sacramento	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2813	$932
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6464	$2392
🏠 One person rent	$1786	$368
🏘️ Family rent	$2984	$715
🍽️ Food expenses	$700	$352
🚐 Transport expenses	$152	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4579	$2528
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	54	52
😀 Quality of life	86	87
🏙️ Population	525K	686K

The cost of living in Sacramento is 202% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 313th and 5882nd ($2813 vs $932) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 277th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento compared to 2.7 months in Shizuoka. Sacramento ranked 81st best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 308th and 271st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Sacramento vs Shizuoka

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	Sacramento	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$19.5	$6.72
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$74.3	$33.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.64	$3.52
☕ Cappuccino	$5.74	$3.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.66	$1.01
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1822	$330
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1446	$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3005	$630
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2512	$548
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$193	$78.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$301	$121
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$71.3	$29.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	1%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4209	$4676
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3946	$3205
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.48	$1.95
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$22.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.9	$20
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.26	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.25	$1.49
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.78	$1.42
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.56	$2.95
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.04	$1.91
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.1	$10.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$18.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.89	$3.23
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.05
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.03	$2.81
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.49	$4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.47
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.04	$1.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$17.7	$9.33
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.41	$1.95
🚬 Cigarette pack	$12	$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$5.47
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.04	$3.57
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.06	$0.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.4	$1.69
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$49.2	$92.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.9	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$134	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$21.4	$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$54.5	$41.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.6	$64.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1530	$236
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29998	$8368

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2652
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2692
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2680
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2708
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2765
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2744
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2848
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2832
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2816
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2684
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2560
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2869
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2612
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2762
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3102
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2624
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3212
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3551
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2732
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2188
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2977
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2170
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3193
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2938
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3015
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3453
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2767
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2778
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2780
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2412
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2646
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2622
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3048
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2135
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2840
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2888
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3785
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$3045

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