Berlin vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 11, 2026

	Berlin	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2302	$910
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$5175	$2405
🏠 One person rent	$1280	$323
🏘️ Family rent	$2205	$546
🍽️ Food expenses	$553	$374
🚐 Transport expenses	$315	$137
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3706	$1414
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	70
😀 Quality of life	95	75
🏙️ Population	3.78M	720K

The cost of living in Berlin is 153% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 1275th and 6268th ($2302 vs $910) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 798th in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Berlin compared to 1.6 months in Okayama. Berlin ranked 7th best city to live in Germany vs Okayama ranked 112th in Japan, while ranked 35th and 1654th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Berlin vs Okayama

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	Berlin	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$16	$5.32
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.2	$22
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.1	$4.62
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.17	$2.37
☕ Cappuccino	$4.72	$2.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.77	$0.71
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1324	$410
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$952	$217
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2341	$699
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1711	$394
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$208	$45.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$321	$69.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$46.4	$22
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.51%	2%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8913	$6821
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6080	$3501
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.45	$1.32
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.8	$52.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$29.9	$24.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.99	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.37	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.08	$0.99
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.94	$3.78
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$1.44
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.6	$15.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.6	$5.96
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$18.6	$30.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.49	$4.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.07	$3.03
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$4.55
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.38	$2.29
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.78	$1.95
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.69	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.06	$1.17
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.38	$8.95
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.33	$1.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.78
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.95	$3.47
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.69	$0.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.17	$1.58
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$35.2	$32.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$10.8
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$68.6	$26.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.1	$5.56
👖 Brand Jeans	$97.9	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$101	$49.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$135	$526
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10963	$12437

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1931
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1930
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1921
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1905
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1940
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1889
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1920
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1896
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1870
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1895
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1878
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1816
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1853
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1859
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1846
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1846
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1698
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1857
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1460
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1557
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1587
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1493
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1382
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1483
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1490
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1489
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1488
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1597
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1502
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1543
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1457
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1481
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1464
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1473
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1240
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1467
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1121
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1553
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1474

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$920
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1080
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$958
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$929
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$959
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$959
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$941
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$934
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1024
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$907
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1011
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$906
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1128
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1188
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1069
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1001
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$982
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$959
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1153
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1024
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$944
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$970
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$913
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$939
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$948
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1011
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1302
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$957
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1006
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$898
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$954
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$968
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1313
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1066
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1253
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$932
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1009
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1453
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1562
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1554