Shizuoka vs Tucson - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Shizuoka	Tucson
🚶 Cost of living one person	$895	$1933
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2260	$4502
🏠 One person rent	$365	$1119
🏘️ Family rent	$591	$1848
🍽️ Food expenses	$338	$588
🚐 Transport expenses	$94.3	$87.3
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2185	$3964
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	7 km
🎓 Higher education	53	33
😀 Quality of life	90	84
🏙️ Population	686K	543K

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 54% less expensive than in Tucson. Cities ranked 6285th and 2237th ($895 vs $1933) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 758th and 1697th in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Shizuoka compared to 2.1 months in Tucson. Shizuoka ranked 7th best city to live in Japan vs Tucson ranked 153rd in the United States, while ranked 186th and 460th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shizuoka vs Tucson

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	Shizuoka	Tucson
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.27	$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$31.3	$64.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.37	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.49	$6.23
☕ Cappuccino	$2.97	$4.99
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.94	$2.86
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$295	$1195
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$224	$878
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$439	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$403	$1502
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$95.2	$116
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$150	$180
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$31.4	$61
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	0.99%	6.11%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6078	$3427
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4127	$2557
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.83	$2.37
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.7	$38.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$18.4	$14
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.97
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.25	$2.91
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.4	$4.29
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.81	$4.95
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.94	$12.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.21	$10.9
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.5	$17
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$4.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.93	$1.91
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.32	$3.82
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.13	$3.85
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.25
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.49	$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.67	$1.41
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$2.44
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.67	$14
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.43	$3.29
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.73	$10.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.06	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.32	$3.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.62	$3.81
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.55	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$65.7	$33
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.9	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38	$93.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.3	$16.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$29.6	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.2	$95
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$312	$1100
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14291	$15759

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Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$883
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$888
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$912
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$915
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$923
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1003
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$984
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$929
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$936
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$941
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1012
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$932
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1001
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1006
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1003
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1004
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1006
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1005
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1010
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$941
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1003
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1018
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1020
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1024
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$995
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1018
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1021
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1022
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1018
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1018
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1029
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1009
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1033
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1002
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1073
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$972
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1023
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$887
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1016

Cities near Tucson

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 9.9 mi	Casas Adobes	$2011
23 km or 14 mi	Oro Valley	$2060
26 km or 16 mi	Marana	$2089
33 km or 20 mi	Sahuarita	$2070
97 km or 60 mi	Nogales	$2153
97 km or 60 mi	Sierra Vista	$1654
100 km or 62 mi	Nogales	$771
101 km or 62 mi	Florence	$2454
106 km or 66 mi	Casa Grande	$2374
133 km or 83 mi	Queen Creek	$2988
140 km or 87 mi	Maricopa	$2243
145 km or 90 mi	Apache Junction	$2482
148 km or 92 mi	Chandler	$2367
149 km or 93 mi	Gilbert	$2378
157 km or 98 mi	Mesa	$2293
164 km or 102 mi	Agua Prieta	$863
164 km or 102 mi	Tempe	$2463
169 km or 105 mi	Scottsdale	$2509
171 km or 106 mi	Fountain Hills	$2373
181 km or 112 mi	Phoenix	$2423
189 km or 118 mi	Avondale	$2365
190 km or 118 mi	Goodyear	$2343
193 km or 120 mi	Glendale	$1974
195 km or 121 mi	Peoria	$2366
201 km or 125 mi	Buckeye	$2318
202 km or 126 mi	El Mirage	$2296
204 km or 126 mi	Caborca	$876
206 km or 128 mi	Surprise	$2346
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott Valley	$2312
295 km or 183 mi	Prescott	$2321
337 km or 210 mi	Flagstaff	$2573
347 km or 216 mi	Hermosillo	$1097
350 km or 217 mi	Nuevo Casas Grandes	$910
350 km or 217 mi	Yuma	$1767
361 km or 225 mi	San Luis Rio Colorado	$950
362 km or 225 mi	San Luis	$1924
376 km or 233 mi	Blythe	$2818
391 km or 243 mi	Las Cruces	$1665
403 km or 250 mi	Lake Havasu	$2011
419 km or 260 mi	Gallup	$2212