Shizuoka vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Shizuoka	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$991	$1048
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2646	$2583
🏠 One person rent	$364	$455
🏘️ Family rent	$686	$668
🍽️ Food expenses	$368	$350
🚐 Transport expenses	$153	$132
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1854	$2514
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	53	69
😀 Quality of life	69	73
🏙️ Population	686K	518K

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 5% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 5761st and 5301st ($991 vs $1048) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 722nd and 409th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Shizuoka compared to 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Ranked 420th vs 191st best cities to live in Japan, and 2988th vs 1569th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shizuoka vs Utsunomiya

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	Shizuoka	Utsunomiya
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$7.04	$5.96
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.9	$19.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.26	$5.32
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.73	$3.3
☕ Cappuccino	$3.48	$2.8
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.08	$1.2
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$350	$425
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$252	$296
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$720	$703
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$524	$428
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$59.4	$100
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$90.8	$153
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.4	$32.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	1.86%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6785	$4934
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4661	$3041
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.33	$1.96
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$79.1	$46
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$21.5	$28.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.44
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.53	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.76
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.97	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.6	$14.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.69	$7.26
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19	$11.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.78	$4.78
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$1.33
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$5.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.46	$2.74
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.34	$2.28
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.9
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.47
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.49
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12.6	$7.41
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.12	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.99	$3.9
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.62	$6.98
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.68	$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.68	$1.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.72	$1.21
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$74.8	$51.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.9	$12.6
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$22.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$53.6	$52.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$61.2	$65
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$247	$567
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21319	$15287

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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 Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1029
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1019
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1020
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1033
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1032
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1036
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1045
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1060
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1043
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1042
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1056
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1040
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1105
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1063
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1056
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1105
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1036
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1026
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1066
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1063
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1188
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1105
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1067
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1067
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1145
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1085
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1319
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1068
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1245
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1040
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1046
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1059
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1166
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1082
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1036