Common information
- Country
- Japan
- Population
- 701 561
Cost of living and prices in Shizuoka
- One bedroom apartment
- outside of centre280USD/month
- in city centre385USD/month
- Three bedroom apartment
- outside of centre577USD/month
- in city centre664USD/month
Restaurants
| Meal | Inexpensive restaurant | 1 people | 7 USD |
| Meal | Mid-range restaurant | 2 people | 35 USD |
| Meal | McMeal at McDonalds | 1 pc | 5 USD |
| Drinks | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 4 USD |
| Drinks | Cappuccino | 1 portion | 3 USD |
| Drinks | Coke/Pepsi | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
| Drinks | Water | 0.33 litre | 1 USD |
Markets
| Food | Milk | 1 litre | 2 USD |
| Food | Loaf bread | 0.5 kg | 1 USD |
| Food | Rice white | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Eggs | 12 pc | 2 USD |
| Food | Local cheese | 1 kg | 11 USD |
| Meat | Chicken fillets | 1 kg | 6 USD |
| Fruits | Apples | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Fruits | Bananas | 1 kg | 2 USD |
| Fruits | Oranges | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Potato | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Tomato | 1 kg | 4 USD |
| Food | Onion | 1 kg | 3 USD |
| Food | Lettuce | 1 head | 1 USD |
| Food | Water | 1.5 litre | 1 USD |
| Alcohol | Wine, Mid-Range | 1 bottle | 10 USD |
| Alcohol | Domestic Beer | 0.5 litre | 2 USD |
| Alcohol | Imported Beer | 0.33 litre | 3 USD |
| Cigarettes | Marlboro | 1 pack | 4 USD |
Transportation
| Public transport | One-way | 1 ticket | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Taxi start | seat | 5 USD |
| Taxi | Normal tariff | 1 km | 2 USD |
| Taxi | Waiting | 1 hour | 24 USD |
| Fuel | Gasoline | 1 litre | 1 USD |
| Automobile | Volkswagen Golf 1.4 90 KW Trendline | 1 pc | 23,365 USD |
| Automobile | Toyota Corolla Sedan 1.6l 97kW Comfort | 1 pc | 17,128 USD |
Entertainment
| Sport | Fitness Club | 1 month | 97 USD |
| Sport | Tennis Court Rent | 1 hour | 56 USD |
| Rest | Cinema, International Release | 1 place | 12 USD |
Goods
| Clothing | Jeans, Levis 501 | 1 pair | 45 USD |
| Clothing | Summer Dress in Zara, H&M | 1 pc | 29 USD |
| Shoes | Nike Running Shoes | 1 pair | 65 USD |
| Shoes | Men Leather Business Shoes | 1 pair | 100 USD |
Accommodation
| Utilities | Electricity, Heating... for 85m2 | 1 month | 134 USD |
| Communication | Mobile Phone Monthly Plan | 1 month | 21 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 bedroom | 385 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 bedroom | 280 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 3 bedroom | 664 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 3 bedroom | 577 USD |
| Buy apartment | Apartment in City Centre | 1 sq. meter | 6,729 USD |
| Rent apartment | Apartment Outside of Centre | 1 sq. meter | 4,614 USD |
| Salary | Disposable Salary | 1 month | 1,829 USD |
| Mortgage | Interest Rate | 1 year | 1.88 |
Weather, climate, temperature by months in Shizuoka
| Season | Autumn | Winter | Spring | Summer | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Year |
| Record high, °C | 35 | 30 | 26 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 31 | 34 | 37 | 36 | 37 |
| Average high, °C | 26 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 19 |
| Average temperature, °C | 22 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 15 |
| Average low, °C | 19 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 11 |
| Record low, °C | 12 | 3 | 0 | -4 | -6 | -5 | -3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 16 | -6 |
| Rain, days | 14 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 101 |
| Snow, days | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fog, days | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 198 |
| Thunderstorms, days | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 32 |
| Snowfall, cm. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Average precipitation, mm. | 300 | 170 | 100 | 60 | 60 | 70 | 140 | 180 | 200 | 250 | 210 | 220 | 1960 |
| Relative humidity, % | 83 | 77 | 72 | 67 | 65 | 63 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 83 | 85 | 83 | 75 |
| Relative humidity morning, % | 89 | 84 | 80 | 74 | 69 | 70 | 75 | 82 | 84 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 82 |
| Relative humidity evening, % | 71 | 64 | 57 | 50 | 46 | 48 | 56 | 61 | 64 | 73 | 74 | 72 | 61 |
| Wind speed, km/h | 17 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 18 |
| Day Length, часов | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
| Dew point, °C | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 111 |
| Growing degree-day, °C | 392 | 241 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 233 | 342 | 465 | 499 | 2363 |
| Solar radiation, global, Mj/m2 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 |