Shizuoka vs Virginia Beach - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Shizuoka	Virginia Beach
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$2392
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2429	$5464
🏠 One person rent	$394	$1512
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$2536
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$610
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.8	$102
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2276	$4175
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	6 km
🎓 Higher education	53	74
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	686K	459K

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 60% less expensive than in Virginia Beach. Cities ranked 5951st and 1097th ($961 vs $2392) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 630th and 940th 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 1.7 months in Virginia Beach. Shizuoka ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Virginia Beach ranked 88th in the United States, while ranked 246th and 304th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shizuoka vs Virginia Beach

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	Shizuoka	Virginia Beach
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.59	$17.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$90.9
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$11.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$6.05
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$5.9
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.74
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$309	$1635
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$1255
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$491	$2879
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$2143
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$117
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$181
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$64.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.01%	6.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5354	$2291
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3664	$2286
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.9	$2
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$69.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.02
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$3.09
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$5.44
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$3.88
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$11.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$6.88
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$33.8	$16
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$2.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.57
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$5.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$5.82
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.27
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.17	$11.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$9.14
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$9.29
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$6.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$4.44
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$1.72
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.6	$44
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$126
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$19.1
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.3	$61.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.3	$118
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$270	$1364
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16729	$15986

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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 Virginia Beach

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	Norfolk	$2385
29 km or 18 mi	Chesapeake	$2335
33 km or 20 mi	Portsmouth	$2354
40 km or 25 mi	Hampton	$2703
51 km or 32 mi	Newport News	$2233
58 km or 36 mi	Suffolk	$2367
96 km or 60 mi	Kill Devil Hills	$2065
127 km or 79 mi	Hopewell	$2385
133 km or 82 mi	Petersburg	$2378
152 km or 95 mi	Richmond	$2379
156 km or 97 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2056
171 km or 106 mi	Salisbury	$1944
187 km or 116 mi	Greenville	$2057
192 km or 119 mi	Rocky Mount	$1780
208 km or 129 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
215 km or 133 mi	Wilson	$2003
215 km or 134 mi	Waldorf	$2522
216 km or 134 mi	New Bern	$1847
225 km or 140 mi	Henderson	$2111
227 km or 141 mi	Kinston	$2088
228 km or 142 mi	Marumsco	$2588
229 km or 142 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
234 km or 146 mi	Havelock	$1969
237 km or 147 mi	Alexandria	$2877
240 km or 149 mi	Springfield	$2379
240 km or 149 mi	Annapolis	$2951
243 km or 151 mi	Goldsboro	$1773
244 km or 152 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
245 km or 152 mi	Bowie	$2544
246 km or 153 mi	Washington	$3306
247 km or 154 mi	Wake Forest	$2194
247 km or 154 mi	Georgetown	$3030
249 km or 155 mi	Manassas	$2453
251 km or 156 mi	Fairfax	$2818
251 km or 156 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
253 km or 157 mi	College Park	$2777
255 km or 158 mi	Lower Township	$2619
256 km or 159 mi	Centreville	$3292
256 km or 159 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
256 km or 159 mi	Bethesda	$2763