Shizuoka vs Utsunomiya - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shizuoka	Utsunomiya
🚶 Cost of living one person	$932	$1009
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2392	$2496
🏠 One person rent	$368	$438
🏘️ Family rent	$715	$643
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2528	$2407
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	4 km
🎓 Higher education	52	70
😀 Quality of life	87	73
🏙️ Population	686K	518K

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 8% less expensive than in Utsunomiya. Cities ranked 5882nd and 5444th ($932 vs $1009) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 732nd and 511th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Shizuoka compared to 2.4 months in Utsunomiya. Ranked 10th vs 180th best cities to live in Japan, and 271st vs 1535th 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	$6.72	$5.69
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$19
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$5.13
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$3.18
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$2.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$1.12
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$413
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$285
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$668
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$411
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$96.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$149
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$31.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1%	1.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4676	$4788
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3205	$2991
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.95	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$43.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$26.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.06
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.4
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$2.64
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$2.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$12.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$7.15
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$1.27
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$5.53
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$2.62
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.18
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.45
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$1.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.33	$7.3
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$1.96
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.76	$3.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$7.02
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$3.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.67	$1.32
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$1.18
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$92.2	$51.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$36.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$21.7
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.7	$51.5
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$63.6
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$236	$553
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8368	$15244

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$931
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$961
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$966
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$969
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1041
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1019
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$975
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$976
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$983
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1042
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$971
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1028
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1027
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1034
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1035
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1034
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1029
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$981
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1032
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1041
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1042
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1041
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1045
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1039
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1049
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1081
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1080
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1095
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1034
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1045
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1100
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1065
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1138
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1016
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1055
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$929
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1083

Cities near Utsunomiya

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kanuma	$1016
13 km or 7.8 mi	Kaminokawa	$1009
13 km or 8 mi	Takanezawa	$1002
15 km or 9.6 mi	Mibu	$1031
17 km or 10 mi	Sakura	$1016
17 km or 10 mi	Mooka	$1024
18 km or 11 mi	Shimotsuke	$1041
21 km or 13 mi	Mashiko	$1037
23 km or 14 mi	Tochigi	$1074
27 km or 17 mi	Nasukarasuyama	$1044
27 km or 17 mi	Oyama	$1077
27 km or 17 mi	Yuki	$1054
28 km or 18 mi	Chikusei	$1049
29 km or 18 mi	Yaita	$1047
31 km or 19 mi	Sakuragawa	$1052
34 km or 21 mi	Nikko	$1099
37 km or 23 mi	Otawara	$1057
37 km or 23 mi	Nogi	$1080
38 km or 24 mi	Sano	$1116
41 km or 25 mi	Yachiyo	$1057
41 km or 26 mi	Shimotsuma	$1046
44 km or 27 mi	Koga	$1088
44 km or 27 mi	Kasama	$1073
45 km or 28 mi	Ashikaga	$1190
46 km or 28 mi	Tatebayashi	$1126
47 km or 29 mi	Hitachiomiya	$1092
48 km or 30 mi	Nasushiobara	$1068
49 km or 30 mi	Ora	$1156
50 km or 31 mi	Sakai	$1075
52 km or 32 mi	Hanyu	$1108
52 km or 32 mi	Kiryu	$1322
53 km or 33 mi	Kazo	$1099
54 km or 33 mi	Ota	$1248
54 km or 34 mi	Ishioka	$1053
54 km or 34 mi	Satte	$1084
54 km or 34 mi	Omitama	$1069
54 km or 34 mi	Oizumi	$1187
54 km or 34 mi	Kasumigaura	$1042
55 km or 34 mi	Naka	$1125
56 km or 35 mi	Bando	$1059