Shizuoka vs Wellington - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Shizuoka	Wellington
🚶 Cost of living one person	$932	$1837
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2392	$4240
🏠 One person rent	$368	$1109
🏘️ Family rent	$715	$1980
🍽️ Food expenses	$352	$517
🚐 Transport expenses	$102	$96.7
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2528	$2916
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	5 km
🎓 Higher education	52	17
😀 Quality of life	87	85
🏙️ Population	686K	216K

The cost of living in Shizuoka is 49% less expensive than in Wellington. Cities ranked 5882nd and 2289th ($932 vs $1837) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 732nd and 4th in Japan and New Zealand, respectively. Check Japan vs New Zealand comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.7 months in Shizuoka compared to 1.6 months in Wellington. Shizuoka ranked 10th best city to live in Japan vs Wellington ranked 3rd in New Zealand, while ranked 271st and 356th 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	$6.72	$12.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$33.3	$67.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$9.04
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.52	$6.87
☕ Cappuccino	$3.08	$3.29
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.01	$2.38
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$330	$1097
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$243	$938
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$630	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$548	$1752
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$78.5	$88.3
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$121	$135
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.3	$51
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1%	6.94%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4676	$6922
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3205	$5940
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.95	$2.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$22.3	$99.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$20	$17.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.62
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.49	$1.7
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.42	$1.92
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.95	$1.87
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.91	$6.43
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.1	$10.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.17	$10.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.3	$12
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.92
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.81	$2.98
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4	$4.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.84	$2.09
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.47	$1.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$0.74
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.43	$2.1
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.33	$9.55
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.95	$3.53
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.76	$23.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.47	$10.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.57	$4.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.67	$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.69	$2.43
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$92.2	$32.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.4	$11.4
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$39.1	$31.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$17
👖 Brand Jeans	$41.7	$68.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$64.1	$109
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$236	$770
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$8368	$11415

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Cities near Shizuoka

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.4 mi	Yaizu	$931
15 km or 9.3 mi	Fujieda	$940
24 km or 15 mi	Shimada	$961
26 km or 16 mi	Yoshida	$966
30 km or 19 mi	Makinohara	$969
34 km or 21 mi	Fuji	$1041
35 km or 22 mi	Fujinomiya	$1019
36 km or 23 mi	Kikugawa	$975
42 km or 26 mi	Kakegawa	$976
44 km or 27 mi	Omaezaki	$983
46 km or 28 mi	Numazu	$1042
49 km or 30 mi	Fukuroi	$971
49 km or 31 mi	Shimizu	$1028
50 km or 31 mi	Izunokuni	$1032
50 km or 31 mi	Nagaizumi	$1027
51 km or 32 mi	Mishima	$1034
51 km or 32 mi	Izu	$1035
53 km or 33 mi	Susono	$1034
53 km or 33 mi	Kannami	$1029
56 km or 35 mi	Iwata	$981
61 km or 38 mi	Shimoda	$1032
62 km or 39 mi	Gotemba	$1041
64 km or 40 mi	Atami	$1042
66 km or 41 mi	Ito	$1041
66 km or 41 mi	Hamamatsu	$1045
67 km or 42 mi	Fujikawaguchiko	$1049
69 km or 43 mi	Yugawara	$1039
69 km or 43 mi	Fujiyoshida	$1049
70 km or 44 mi	Chuo	$1081
71 km or 44 mi	Minami-Alps	$1080
74 km or 46 mi	Showa	$1095
76 km or 47 mi	Minamiashigara	$1034
77 km or 48 mi	Odawara	$1045
77 km or 48 mi	Kai	$1100
78 km or 49 mi	Fuefuki	$1065
79 km or 49 mi	Kofu	$1138
79 km or 49 mi	Iida	$1016
80 km or 50 mi	Tsuru	$1055
81 km or 50 mi	Shinshiro	$929
82 km or 51 mi	Nirasaki	$1083

Cities near Wellington

Distance	City	Cost of living
14 km or 8.8 mi	Lower Hutt	$1751
18 km or 11 mi	Porirua	$1607
29 km or 18 mi	Upper Hutt	$1676
46 km or 29 mi	Paraparaumu	$1560
73 km or 46 mi	Blenheim	$1248
81 km or 51 mi	Masterton	$1253
125 km or 78 mi	Palmerston North	$1444
129 km or 80 mi	Nelson	$1475
152 km or 95 mi	Whanganui	$1457
252 km or 157 mi	Hastings	$1144
255 km or 159 mi	New Plymouth	$1248
270 km or 168 mi	Napier	$1433
305 km or 190 mi	Christchurch	$1847
310 km or 192 mi	Taupo	$1418
372 km or 231 mi	Rotorua	$1182
392 km or 244 mi	Hamilton	$1506
402 km or 250 mi	Gisborne	$1524
418 km or 260 mi	Tauranga	$1652
450 km or 279 mi	Timaru	$1717
455 km or 283 mi	Pukekohe	$1493
479 km or 298 mi	Manukau	$1736
486 km or 302 mi	Waitakere	$1709
494 km or 307 mi	Auckland	$1968
521 km or 324 mi	Hibiscus Coast	$1670
596 km or 371 mi	Wanaka	$1746
614 km or 382 mi	Dunedin	$1435
620 km or 385 mi	Whangarei	$1213
647 km or 402 mi	Queenstown	$1921
768 km or 477 mi	Invercargill	$1242
2223 km or 1381 mi	Wollongong	$1416
2226 km or 1383 mi	Dee Why	$2099
2227 km or 1384 mi	Sydney	$2539
2235 km or 1389 mi	Newcastle	$1448
2235 km or 1389 mi	Port Macquarie	$1681
2246 km or 1395 mi	Parramatta	$2252
2254 km or 1401 mi	Noumea	$1652
2255 km or 1401 mi	Kellyville	$1824
2256 km or 1402 mi	Blacktown	$1584
2263 km or 1406 mi	Hobart	$2106
2266 km or 1408 mi	Dumbea	$1604