Shizuoka vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Shizuoka	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$961	$2037
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2429	$4310
🏠 One person rent	$394	$1265
🏘️ Family rent	$651	$1894
🍽️ Food expenses	$362	$542
🚐 Transport expenses	$98.8	$105
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2276	$3197
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	53	18
😀 Quality of life	89	85
🏙️ Population	686K	216K

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 53% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 5951st and 1932nd ($961 vs $2037) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 630th and 3rd in Japan and New Zealand, respectively. Check Japan vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.4 months in Shizuoka compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Shizuoka ranked 8th best city to live in Japan vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 246th and 484th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Shizuoka vs Wellington

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	Shizuoka	Wellington
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.59	$13.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.1	$62.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.62	$9.76
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.28	$7.35
☕ Cappuccino	$3.22	$3.64
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.98	$2.64
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$309	$1167
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$234	$1103
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$491	$2025
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$431	$1611
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$96.1
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$175	$148
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$32.6	$53.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.01%	5.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5354	$6316
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3664	$4074
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.9	$3.04
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$21.8	$115
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.2	$17
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.68
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.47	$1.95
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.32	$2.12
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.54	$1.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.69	$7.19
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.17	$10.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.53	$10.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$33.8	$14.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.31	$3.1
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.02	$2.37
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.07	$3.15
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.42	$5.28
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.17	$2.16
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.77	$1.4
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.78	$0.79
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.34	$2.18
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.17	$10.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.59	$3.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.96	$26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.17	$10.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.33	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.63	$2.14
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.6	$2.53
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$77.6	$37
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.5	$11.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$38.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$16	$17.4
👖 Brand Jeans	$35.3	$76.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$63.3	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$270	$880
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16729	$13419

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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 Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1920
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1788
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1803
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1741
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1325
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1359
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1458
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1533
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1528
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1518
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1304
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1605
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1787
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1523
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1393
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1474
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1696
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1740
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1894
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1527
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1646
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1778
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$2156
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1782
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1623
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1579
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1261
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$2303
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1318
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1695
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2379
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2844
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1997
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1796
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2482
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1928
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$2050
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1710
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2308
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1865