Shizuoka vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Shizuoka	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$1036
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2429	$2600
🏠 One person rent	$394	$420
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$614
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$376
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.8	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2276	$2075
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	53	71
😀 Quality of life	89	74
🏙️ Population	686K	518K

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 7% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 5951st and 5404th ($961 vs $1036) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 630th and 311th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Shizuoka compared to 2 months in Utsunomiya. Ranked 8th vs 210th best cities to live in Japan, and 246th vs 2386th 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	$6.59	$5.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$4.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$3.42
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$1.11
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$309	$398
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$279
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$491	$652
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$398
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$88.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$136
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$29.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.01%	1.7%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5354	$4490
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3664	$2962
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.9	$1.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$48.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$29.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.05
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.3
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$1.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$4.31
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$2.24
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$7.17
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$33.8	$21.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$4.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.42
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$4.59
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$5.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.29
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.57
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$1.39
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.17	$9.91
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.84
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$3.71
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$6.87
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$3.16
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$1.26
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.12
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.6	$46.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$12.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$36.5
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$20
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.3	$49.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.3	$56.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$270	$597
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16729	$16539

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Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$924
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$929
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$939
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$943
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$947
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1036
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1011
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$945
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$940
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$955
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1043
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$928
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1039
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1038
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1036
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1039
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1038
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1037
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$926
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1031
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1051
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1051
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1052
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$991
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1053
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1054
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1067
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1062
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1078
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1061
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1078
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1052
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1131
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1001
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1059
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$904
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1063

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$999
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$991
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1001
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$968
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1010
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1010
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$974
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1019
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$922
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1028
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$990
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1005
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1022
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1036
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1026
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1065
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1037
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1024
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1043
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1037
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1050
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1023
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1130
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1068
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1047
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1047
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1106
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1048
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1072
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1261
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1055
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1202
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1033
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1029
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1143
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1026
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1042
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1047