Shizuoka vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shizuoka	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$932	$2539
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2392	$6160
🏠 One person rent	$368	$1496
🏘️ Family rent	$715	$2729
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$522
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$374
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2528	$4315
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	52	100
😀 Quality of life	87	100
🏙️ Population	686K	4.84M

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 63% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5882nd and 745th ($932 vs $2539) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 732nd and 1st in Japan and Australia, respectively. Check Japan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Shizuoka compared to 1.7 months in Sydney. Shizuoka ranked 10th best city to live in Japan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 271st and 2nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shizuoka vs Sydney

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	Shizuoka	Sydney
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.72	$13.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$66
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$9.73
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$7.29
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$3.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$1823
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$1225
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$3607
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$2246
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$106
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$165
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$45.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1%	6.4%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4676	$13272
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3205	$7795
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.95	$3.19
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$133
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$2.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.06
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$4.76
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$8.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$13
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.65
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$3.13
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$3.84
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.24
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.87
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.33	$13.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$4.35
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.76	$28.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$6.73
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$5.01
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.67	$2.66
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$92.2	$55.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$15.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$58.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$20.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.7	$80.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$108
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$236	$1992
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8368	$17957

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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

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2099
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2252
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1824
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1584
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1416
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1448
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1538
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1616
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1511
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2023
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1702
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1185
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1457
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1963
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1619
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1601
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1781
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1727
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2239
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2067
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1654
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1643
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1291
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1504
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1645
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1677
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1600
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1620
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2194
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1691
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1671
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1669
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2016
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1625
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1635
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1748
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1981
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1390
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1683