Shizuoka vs Tokyo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shizuoka	Tokyo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$991	$1641
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2646	$4326
🏠 One person rent	$364	$803
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$1741
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$438
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$287
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1854	$2601
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	15 km
🎓 Higher education	53	100
😀 Quality of life	69	99
🏙️ Population	686K	14.3M

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 40% less expensive than in Tokyo. Cities ranked 5761st and 3085th ($991 vs $1641) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 722nd and 4th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Shizuoka compared to 1.6 months in Tokyo. Ranked 420th vs 1st best cities to live in Japan, and 2988th vs 3rd among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shizuoka vs Tokyo

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	Shizuoka	Tokyo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.04	$6.38
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$44.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.26	$5.64
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.73	$3.79
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$3.61
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.19
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$1054
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$567
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$2732
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$1247
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$105
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$164
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$33.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6785	$10740
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4661	$5460
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$1.55
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.1	$57.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$28.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.25
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.53
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$3.08
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$2.27
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$16.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$7.61
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$22.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$4.88
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.6
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$6
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$5.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.91
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$8.22
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.25
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.99	$4.18
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.62	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.68	$3.45
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$1.47
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.5
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.8	$66.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$23.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$56
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.2	$66
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$574
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21319	$15495

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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 Tokyo

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.3 mi	Musashino	$1121
12 km or 7.4 mi	Komae	$1112
12 km or 7.5 mi	Mitaka	$1133
13 km or 8 mi	Wako	$1059
13 km or 8.4 mi	Kawaguchi	$1056
14 km or 8.5 mi	Hirai	$1090
14 km or 8.9 mi	Toda	$980
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chofu	$1124
14 km or 9 mi	Nishitokyo	$1113
15 km or 9.3 mi	Asaka	$1038
15 km or 9.4 mi	Warabi	$964
16 km or 10 mi	Niiza	$1061
17 km or 10 mi	Higashikurume	$1079
17 km or 11 mi	Koganei	$1084
18 km or 11 mi	Kawasaki-ku	$1080
18 km or 11 mi	Inagi	$1071
18 km or 11 mi	Soka	$1077
18 km or 11 mi	Kiyose	$1062
19 km or 12 mi	Shiki	$1000
19 km or 12 mi	Kawasaki	$1187
19 km or 12 mi	Urayasu	$1096
20 km or 12 mi	Fuchu	$1106
20 km or 12 mi	Saitama	$1038
20 km or 12 mi	Kodaira	$1095
20 km or 12 mi	Yashio	$1050
21 km or 13 mi	Kokubunji	$1075
21 km or 13 mi	Higashimurayama	$1078
21 km or 13 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
22 km or 14 mi	Ichikawa	$1119
22 km or 14 mi	Matsudo	$1106
23 km or 14 mi	Misato	$1052
23 km or 14 mi	Fujimi	$1016
23 km or 14 mi	Kunitachi	$1073
23 km or 14 mi	Tama	$1057
24 km or 15 mi	Tokorozawa	$1109
24 km or 15 mi	Koshigaya	$1116
25 km or 15 mi	Tachikawa	$1092
25 km or 15 mi	Higashiyamato	$1075
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshikawa	$1060
26 km or 16 mi	Fujimino	$1033