Shizuoka vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Shizuoka	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1025	$3328
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2577	$7867
🏠 One person rent	$426	$2171
🏘️ Family rent	$702	$3805
🍽️ Food expenses	$389	$759
🚐 Transport expenses	$101	$156
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2644	$6208
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	52	100
😀 Quality of life	89	96
🏙️ Population	686K	690K

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 69% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 5380th and 73rd ($1025 vs $3328) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 315th and 58th 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 2.6 months in Shizuoka compared to 1.9 months in Washington. Shizuoka ranked 9th best city to live in Japan vs Washington ranked 4th in the United States, while ranked 291st and 26th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shizuoka vs Washington

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	Shizuoka	Washington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.56	$21.4
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$32.7	$100
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.97	$12
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.98	$8.68
☕ Cappuccino	$3.29	$6.08
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$3.25
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$325	$2374
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$237	$1874
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$581	$4381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$428	$3331
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$133	$127
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$205	$193
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$38.6	$70.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	0.99%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4629	$6387
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3173	$4905
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.9	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$98.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.12	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.55	$1.09
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.94	$5.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.48	$4.6
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.32	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.91	$16.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$40.2	$19.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.08	$5.55
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$2.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.64	$4.89
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.01	$6.42
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.56	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.1	$3.61
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.9	$1.7
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.41	$3.58
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.49	$16.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.89	$4.27
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.65	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.4	$9.19
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.5	$4.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.64	$4.34
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.56
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$91.6	$108
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$16.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$38.2	$196
💇 Haircut, simple	$17	$35
👖 Brand Jeans	$42.1	$72.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.7	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$232	$2676
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$19584	$24065

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Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$976
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$973
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$976
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$979
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$976
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1044
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1018
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$974
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$968
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$977
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1037
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$962
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1025
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1026
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1024
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1021
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1023
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1029
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1023
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$959
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1023
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1029
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1032
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1016
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1043
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1030
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1035
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1071
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1064
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1083
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1020
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1041
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1086
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1055
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1141
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1002
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1038
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$908
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1068

Cities near Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3054
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2576
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2919
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2710
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2287
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2563
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2355
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2482
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2612
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2791
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2495
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2338
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2697
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2509
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2522
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2773
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2582
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2506
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3275
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2601
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2788
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2693
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2755
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2940
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2450
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2288
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2494
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2323
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2581
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2339
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2347
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1845
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$3069
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2824
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2699
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2255
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2066
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2400
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$1935
122 km or 76 mi	York	$1949