Sacramento vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Sacramento	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2846	$961
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6548	$2429
🏠 One person rent	$1798	$394
🏘️ Family rent	$3108	$651
🍽️ Food expenses	$723	$362
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$98.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$4529	$2276
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	7 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	54	53
😀 Quality of life	87	89
🏙️ Population	525K	686K

The cost of living in Sacramento is 196% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 346th and 5951st ($2846 vs $961) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 285th 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 1.6 months in Sacramento compared to 2.4 months in Shizuoka. Sacramento ranked 116th best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 8th in Japan, while ranked 376th and 246th 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	$20.1	$6.59
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$80.6	$33.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$10.9	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8	$2.28
☕ Cappuccino	$5.6	$3.22
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.83	$0.98
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1821	$309
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1445	$234
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3355	$491
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2567	$431
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$201	$113
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$306	$175
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$77.7	$32.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.5%	1.01%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4818	$5354
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3673	$3664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.51	$1.9
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$99.2	$21.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$19.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.24	$1.13
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.19	$1.47
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.23	$1.32
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.81	$4.54
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.98	$1.69
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$7.17
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$5.53
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.4	$33.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.02	$4.31
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.32	$3.07
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$3.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$2.17
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.59	$1.77
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.8	$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.16	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$15.2	$9.17
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.59
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.7	$3.96
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.27	$5.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.95	$3.33
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$4.19	$0.63
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.28	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$48.2	$77.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$16.2	$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$132	$39.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.9	$16
👖 Brand Jeans	$58.5	$35.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.3	$63.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1458	$270
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$23546	$16729

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Cities near Sacramento

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.6 km or 2.9 mi	West Sacramento	$2693
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Parkway-South Sacramento	$2733
9.8 km or 6.1 mi	Arden-Arcade	$2691
16 km or 9.9 mi	Rancho Cordova	$2750
18 km or 11 mi	Elk Grove	$2807
21 km or 13 mi	Citrus Heights	$2786
22 km or 14 mi	Davis	$2962
26 km or 16 mi	Roseville	$2933
27 km or 17 mi	Woodland	$2781
30 km or 19 mi	Folsom	$2736
33 km or 20 mi	Rocklin	$2649
33 km or 20 mi	Dixon	$2906
38 km or 24 mi	Lincoln	$2687
38 km or 24 mi	Galt	$2813
49 km or 30 mi	Vacaville	$3187
53 km or 33 mi	Lodi	$2687
59 km or 37 mi	Suisun	$3097
61 km or 38 mi	Fairfield	$3339
62 km or 39 mi	Placerville	$2776
63 km or 39 mi	Yuba	$2162
67 km or 42 mi	Oakley	$2962
69 km or 43 mi	Stockton	$2280
69 km or 43 mi	Antioch	$3136
70 km or 44 mi	Pittsburg	$2939
74 km or 46 mi	Brentwood	$3004
77 km or 48 mi	Napa	$3454
82 km or 51 mi	Benicia	$2807
82 km or 51 mi	Concord	$2783
84 km or 52 mi	Martinez	$2929
85 km or 53 mi	Vallejo	$2380
85 km or 53 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2780
86 km or 53 mi	Lathrop	$2658
89 km or 55 mi	Manteca	$2651
90 km or 56 mi	Walnut Creek	$2984
91 km or 56 mi	Sonoma	$3064
93 km or 58 mi	Tracy	$2089
94 km or 58 mi	Hercules	$2893
94 km or 59 mi	Lafayette	$2929
95 km or 59 mi	Danville	$3778
98 km or 61 mi	San Ramon	$2859

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