Seattle vs Shizuoka - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Seattle	Shizuoka
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2974	$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7082	$2488
🏠 One person rent	$1895	$366
🏘️ Family rent	$3327	$723
🍽️ Food expenses	$708	$339
🚐 Transport expenses	$169	$174
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6506	$1735
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	80	53
😀 Quality of life	90	85
🏙️ Population	737K	686K

The cost of living in Seattle is 204% more expensive than in Shizuoka. Cities ranked 145th and 5464th ($2974 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 120th and 474th 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 2.2 months in Seattle compared to 1.8 months in Shizuoka. Seattle ranked 19th best city to live in the United States vs Shizuoka ranked 10th in Japan, while ranked 125th and 290th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Seattle vs Shizuoka

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	Seattle	Shizuoka
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.6	$6.03
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$85	$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.1	$5.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.28	$3
☕ Cappuccino	$5.9	$3.03
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.25	$1.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2036	$329
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1598	$241
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3765	$709
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2858	$540
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$144	$77.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$222	$120
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.8	$29.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.59%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9273	$2516
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5449	$2140
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.73	$1.81
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$96.4	$119
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20.5	$19.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.3	$1.14
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.14	$1.45
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.63	$1.39
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.63	$3.19
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.6	$1.89
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16	$9.97
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$5.29
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$19.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$3.43
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.12	$1.85
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.79	$3.3
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$3.93
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.91	$1.5
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$2.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.43	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.1	$1.81
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$16	$9.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.05	$1.83
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.9	$3.75
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.4	$5.43
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6.02	$3.58
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.93	$0.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.54	$1.6
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$62.1	$72
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15	$12.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$177	$35.2
💇 Haircut, simple	$24.1	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.5	$37.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.4	$51.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1999	$184
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$29730	$8605

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Cities near Seattle

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Mercer Island	$2814
11 km or 6.5 mi	Bellevue	$3345
14 km or 8.5 mi	Kirkland	$2920
15 km or 9.2 mi	Tukwila	$2514
15 km or 9.5 mi	Burien	$2507
16 km or 10 mi	Bainbridge Island	$2810
17 km or 10 mi	Shoreline	$3118
17 km or 10 mi	Renton	$2157
17 km or 11 mi	Redmond	$3262
17 km or 11 mi	Kenmore	$2728
19 km or 12 mi	SeaTac	$2463
21 km or 13 mi	Bothell	$2729
22 km or 14 mi	Sammamish	$2758
22 km or 14 mi	Edmonds	$2837
23 km or 14 mi	Issaquah	$2651
24 km or 15 mi	Des Moines	$2549
24 km or 15 mi	Lynnwood	$2750
24 km or 15 mi	Bremerton	$2313
26 km or 16 mi	Kent	$2827
30 km or 19 mi	Mill Creek	$2663
33 km or 20 mi	Federal Way	$2587
34 km or 21 mi	Maple Valley	$2585
35 km or 21 mi	Mukilteo	$2627
35 km or 22 mi	Auburn	$2597
41 km or 25 mi	Everett	$2604
42 km or 26 mi	Tacoma	$2830
46 km or 28 mi	University Place	$2652
48 km or 30 mi	Puyallup	$2733
50 km or 31 mi	Lake Stevens	$2593
51 km or 32 mi	Lakewood	$2461
52 km or 33 mi	Marysville	$2585
57 km or 35 mi	Spanaway	$2402
74 km or 46 mi	Lacey	$2546
76 km or 47 mi	Olympia	$2500
78 km or 48 mi	Sequim	$2576
80 km or 50 mi	Oak Harbor	$2588
90 km or 56 mi	Mount Vernon	$2255
100 km or 62 mi	Port Angeles	$2451
109 km or 68 mi	Centralia	$2470
119 km or 74 mi	Victoria	$2210

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$932
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$936
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$952
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$954
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$960
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1035
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1005
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$962
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$961
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$964
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1041
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$963
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1027
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1030
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1035
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1029
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1039
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1034
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$966
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1021
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1047
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1047
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1048
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1033
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1036
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1052
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1039
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1053
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1050
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1054
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1080
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1063
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1032
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1088
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$989
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1043
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$941
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1052