Shizuoka vs Sydney - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shizuoka	Sydney
🚶 Cost of living one person	$991	$2801
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2646	$6767
🏠 One person rent	$364	$1663
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$3057
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$569
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$410
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1854	$4399
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	9 km
🎓 Higher education	53	99
😀 Quality of life	69	99
🏙️ Population	686K	4.84M

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 65% less expensive than in Sydney. Cities ranked 5761st and 312th ($991 vs $2801) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 722nd and 1st in Japan and Australia, respectively. Check Japan vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Shizuoka compared to 1.6 months in Sydney. Shizuoka ranked 420th best city to live in Japan vs Sydney ranked 2nd in Australia, while ranked 2988th and 4th 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	$7.04	$15.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$70.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.26	$10.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.73	$7.41
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$3.54
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$2.66
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$1992
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$1372
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$4038
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$2523
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$114
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$177
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$53.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	6.38%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6785	$16279
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4661	$9905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$3.46
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.1	$143
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$29.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.4
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.71
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$2.86
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.52
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$4.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$8.94
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$15
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$3.42
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$4.5
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.54
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.32
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.98
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$2.43
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$14.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$5.08
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.99	$29.8
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.62	$6.92
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.68	$5.48
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$2.83
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$2.9
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.8	$58.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$16.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$67.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$20.8
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.2	$117
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$2054
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21319	$18951

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Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$964
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$970
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$989
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$993
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$995
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1062
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1031
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$999
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$1001
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$1008
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1055
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$993
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1042
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1044
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1043
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1045
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1045
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1046
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$996
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1045
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1050
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1053
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1046
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1067
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1046
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1062
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1103
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1096
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1116
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1038
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1059
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1121
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1086
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1161
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1042
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1064
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$981
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1103

Cities near Sydney

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Dee Why	$2286
19 km or 12 mi	Parramatta	$2472
29 km or 18 mi	Kellyville	$1997
29 km or 18 mi	Blacktown	$1732
69 km or 43 mi	Wollongong	$1532
117 km or 73 mi	Newcastle	$1833
158 km or 98 mi	Bathurst	$1674
168 km or 104 mi	Goulburn	$1748
205 km or 127 mi	Orange	$1500
247 km or 154 mi	Canberra	$2393
301 km or 187 mi	Dubbo	$1815
314 km or 195 mi	Port Macquarie	$1661
377 km or 234 mi	Armidale	$1289
378 km or 235 mi	Wagga Wagga	$1628
436 km or 271 mi	Coffs Harbour	$1913
478 km or 297 mi	Griffith	$1746
597 km or 371 mi	Shepparton	$1717
624 km or 388 mi	Byron Bay	$1958
638 km or 396 mi	Traralgon	$1829
683 km or 425 mi	Gold Coast	$2300
689 km or 428 mi	Southport	$2141
695 km or 432 mi	Pakenham	$1805
701 km or 436 mi	Berwick	$1800
706 km or 439 mi	Bendigo	$1397
706 km or 439 mi	Toowoomba	$1635
707 km or 439 mi	Dandenong	$1876
711 km or 442 mi	Ipswich	$1877
711 km or 442 mi	Cranbourne	$1738
713 km or 443 mi	South Yarra	$1758
713 km or 443 mi	Melbourne	$2397
716 km or 445 mi	Sunbury	$1822
724 km or 450 mi	Frankston	$1799
732 km or 455 mi	Melton	$1795
733 km or 455 mi	Brisbane	$2491
735 km or 457 mi	Tarneit	$1757
736 km or 457 mi	Hoppers Crossing	$1767
775 km or 481 mi	Caboolture	$1925
778 km or 484 mi	Geelong	$1892
779 km or 484 mi	Ballarat	$1357
807 km or 502 mi	Caloundra	$1754