Shizuoka vs Washington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Shizuoka	Washington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$3306
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2429	$7823
🏠 One person rent	$394	$2128
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$3806
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$764
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.8	$168
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2276	$6170
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	100
😀 Quality of life	89	93
🏙️ Population	686K	690K

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 71% less expensive than in Washington. Cities ranked 5951st and 92nd ($961 vs $3306) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 630th and 62nd 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 1.9 months in Washington. Shizuoka ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Washington ranked 7th in the United States, while ranked 246th and 52nd 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	$6.59	$21.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$102
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$12.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$8.25
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$6.13
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$3.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$309	$2369
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$1820
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$491	$4324
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$3337
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$130
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$203
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$67.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.01%	6.47%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5354	$7337
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3664	$4181
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.9	$2.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.86
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.15
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$3.84
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$5.46
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$4.73
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$18.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$15.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$33.8	$19.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$5.59
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$1.98
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$5.14
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$5.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.83
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$3.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$1.62
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$3.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.17	$17.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$4.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$13.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$9.25
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$4.8
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$4.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.54
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.6	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$16.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$198
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$35.3
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.3	$74.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.3	$111
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$270	$2250
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16729	$24788

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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 Washington

Distance	City	Cost of living
2.5 km or 1.5 mi	Georgetown	$3030
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	Bailey's Crossroads	$2581
10 km or 6.3 mi	Alexandria	$2877
11 km or 6.8 mi	Bethesda	$2763
12 km or 7.5 mi	Silver Spring	$2252
15 km or 9.2 mi	College Park	$2777
17 km or 11 mi	Springfield	$2379
17 km or 11 mi	Greenbelt	$2650
23 km or 14 mi	Rockville	$2499
24 km or 15 mi	Fairfax	$2818
26 km or 16 mi	Bowie	$2544
27 km or 17 mi	Laurel	$2344
28 km or 17 mi	Reston	$2721
30 km or 19 mi	Waldorf	$2522
31 km or 19 mi	Gaithersburg	$2526
32 km or 20 mi	Herndon	$2800
34 km or 21 mi	Woodbridge	$2681
34 km or 21 mi	Marumsco	$2588
36 km or 22 mi	Centreville	$3292
37 km or 23 mi	Germantown	$2664
38 km or 23 mi	Columbia	$2830
41 km or 26 mi	Manassas	$2453
42 km or 26 mi	Ashburn	$2736
47 km or 29 mi	Annapolis	$2951
49 km or 31 mi	Catonsville	$2443
51 km or 32 mi	Leesburg	$2304
57 km or 35 mi	Eldersburg	$2521
57 km or 35 mi	Baltimore	$2234
61 km or 38 mi	Owings Mills	$2586
68 km or 42 mi	Frederick	$2333
76 km or 47 mi	Fredericksburg	$2372
83 km or 52 mi	Charles Town	$1944
87 km or 54 mi	Edgewood	$2985
92 km or 57 mi	Bel Air South	$2755
93 km or 58 mi	Bel Air North	$2667
102 km or 63 mi	Hanover	$2257
102 km or 63 mi	Hagerstown	$2024
103 km or 64 mi	Winchester	$2399
106 km or 66 mi	Waynesboro	$2000
122 km or 76 mi	York	$2003