Berlin vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Berlin	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2222	$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4975	$2393
🏠 One person rent	$1217	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$2066	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$555	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$304	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3412	$1418
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	69
😀 Quality of life	96	72
🏙️ Population	3.78M	720K

The cost of living in Berlin is 142% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 1418th and 6116th ($2222 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 791st in Germany and Japan, respectively. Check Germany vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Berlin compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. Berlin ranked 4th best city to live in Germany vs Okayama ranked 404th in Japan, while ranked 35th and 3262nd 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	$16.6	$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$66.5	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13.4	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$5.2	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$4.41	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.43	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1250	$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$928	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2200	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1631	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$180	$45.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$277	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$45.2	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.62%	1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8887	$6628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6036	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$4.44	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$66.5	$52.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$28.6	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.98	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.38	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.12	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.73	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.11	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.1	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.2	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.3	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.05	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.7	$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.89	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.48	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.09	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.75	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.13	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.24	$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.22	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$10.1	$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.6	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.93	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.89	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$36.4	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.8	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$67	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.1	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$86.5	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$47.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$149	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9480	$10787

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1868
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1893
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1892
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1862
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1888
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1902
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1851
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1887
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1841
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1826
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1856
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1862
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1776
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1810
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1839
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1826
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1822
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1681
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1852
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1454
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1484
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1567
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1430
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1363
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1425
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1424
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1436
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1471
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1501
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1486
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1479
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1421
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1417
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1435
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1411
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1166
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1422
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1113
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1563
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1446

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$931
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1094
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$945
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$975
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$980
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$958
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$956
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1038
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$920
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1026
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$924
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1138
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1199
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1077
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1021
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1000
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$975
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1158
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1037
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$964
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$990
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$927
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$951
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$964
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1029
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1304
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$977
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1024
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$916
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$972
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$987
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1317
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1077
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1260
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$954
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1457
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1584
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1558