Shizuoka vs Vancouver - Cost of Living Comparison

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Shizuoka Vancouver
🚶 Cost of living one person
$980
$2564
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2488
$5785
🏠 One person rent
$366
$1629
🏘️ Family rent
$723
$2825
🍽️ Food expenses
$339
$627
🚐 Transport expenses
$174
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1735
$3016
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
20 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
53
78
😀 Quality of life
85
93
🏙️ Population
686K
662K

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 62% less expensive than in Vancouver. Cities ranked 5464th and 587th ($980 vs $2564) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 474th and 7th in Japan and Canada, respectively. Check Japan vs Canada comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Shizuoka compared to 1.2 months in Vancouver. Shizuoka ranked 10th best city to live in Japan vs Vancouver ranked 3rd in Canada, while ranked 290th and 60th among best cities to live in the world.

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Shizuoka Vancouver
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.03
$16.3
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$33.4
$71.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.3
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$3
$5.83
 Cappuccino
$3.03
$3.95
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.02
$2.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$329
$1786
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$241
$1418
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$709
$3279
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$540
$2490
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$77.3
$76.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$120
$117
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$29.9
$60.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.79%
6.55%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2516
$12194
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2140
$7826
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.81
$2.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$119
$99.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.9
$17.2
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.45
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.45
$2.6
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.39
$2.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$3.71
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.89
$4.85
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.97
$14.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.29
$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.1
$17.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.85
$1.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.3
$3.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.93
$4.45
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.5
$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.15
$2.85
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.52
$1.27
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.81
$2.41
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$9.7
$15.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.83
$3.51
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.75
$14.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.43
$9.26
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.58
$5.15
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.66
$3.28
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.6
$3.03
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$72
$44.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.7
$12.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$35.2
$110
💇 Haircut, simple
$16.7
$14.4
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.6
$68.5
👟 Brand Sneakers
$51.4
$102
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$184
$1092
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$8605
$14942

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Distance City Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi Yaizu
$932
15 km or 9.3 mi Fujieda
$936
24 km or 15 mi Shimada
$952
26 km or 16 mi Yoshida
$954
30 km or 19 mi Makinohara
$960
34 km or 21 mi Fuji
$1035
35 km or 22 mi Fujinomiya
$1005
36 km or 23 mi Kikugawa
$962
42 km or 26 mi Kakegawa
$961
44 km or 27 mi Omaezaki
$964
46 km or 28 mi Numazu
$1041
49 km or 30 mi Fukuroi
$963
49 km or 31 mi Shimizu
$1032
50 km or 31 mi Izunokuni
$1027
50 km or 31 mi Nagaizumi
$1030
51 km or 32 mi Mishima
$1035
51 km or 32 mi Izu
$1029
53 km or 33 mi Susono
$1039
53 km or 33 mi Kannami
$1034
56 km or 35 mi Iwata
$966
61 km or 38 mi Shimoda
$1021
62 km or 39 mi Gotemba
$1047
64 km or 40 mi Atami
$1047
66 km or 41 mi Ito
$1048
66 km or 41 mi Hamamatsu
$1033
67 km or 42 mi Fujikawaguchiko
$1036
69 km or 43 mi Yugawara
$1052
69 km or 43 mi Fujiyoshida
$1039
70 km or 44 mi Chuo
$1053
71 km or 44 mi Minami-Alps
$1050
74 km or 46 mi Showa
$1054
76 km or 47 mi Minamiashigara
$1061
77 km or 48 mi Odawara
$1080
77 km or 48 mi Kai
$1063
78 km or 49 mi Fuefuki
$1032
79 km or 49 mi Kofu
$1088
79 km or 49 mi Iida
$989
80 km or 50 mi Tsuru
$1043
81 km or 50 mi Shinshiro
$941
82 km or 51 mi Nirasaki
$1052

Cities near Vancouver

Distance City Cost of living
7.8 km or 4.8 mi North Vancouver
$2529
9.6 km or 6 mi Richmond
$2255
11 km or 6.8 mi Burnaby
$2595
17 km or 10 mi Delta
$2329
20 km or 12 mi Surrey
$2407
23 km or 14 mi Coquitlam
$2595
36 km or 22 mi Langley
$2034
36 km or 23 mi Maple Ridge
$2218
60 km or 37 mi Abbotsford
$1990
62 km or 38 mi Nanaimo
$1455
72 km or 45 mi Bellingham
$2251
84 km or 52 mi Chilliwack
$1760
88 km or 54 mi Saanich
$2141
94 km or 58 mi Langford
$2134
94 km or 58 mi Victoria
$2210
97 km or 61 mi Whistler
$2445
108 km or 67 mi Mount Vernon
$2255
111 km or 69 mi Oak Harbor
$2588
129 km or 80 mi Port Angeles
$2451
130 km or 81 mi Sequim
$2576
145 km or 90 mi Courtenay
$1721
149 km or 92 mi Marysville
$2585
156 km or 97 mi Lake Stevens
$2593
158 km or 98 mi Everett
$2604
159 km or 99 mi Mukilteo
$2627
168 km or 104 mi Mill Creek
$2663
170 km or 105 mi Lynnwood
$2750
170 km or 105 mi Edmonds
$2837
175 km or 109 mi Shoreline
$3118
177 km or 110 mi Campbell River
$2279
177 km or 110 mi Bothell
$2729
178 km or 111 mi Kenmore
$2728
182 km or 113 mi Bainbridge Island
$2810
186 km or 116 mi Kirkland
$2920
190 km or 118 mi Bremerton
$2313
190 km or 118 mi Redmond
$3262
191 km or 119 mi Seattle
$2974
194 km or 120 mi Bellevue
$3345
198 km or 123 mi Mercer Island
$2814
198 km or 123 mi Sammamish
$2758