Berlin vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Berlin	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2027	$943
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$4661	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$1127	$349
🏘️ Family rent	$2029	$642
🍽️ Food expenses	$505	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$258	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$3225	$1425
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	19 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	69
😀 Quality of life	95	68
🏙️ Population	3.78M	720K

The cost of living in Berlin is 115% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 1762nd and 5814th ($2027 vs $943) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 703rd 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 1.5 months in Okayama. Berlin ranked 3rd best city to live in Germany vs Okayama ranked 466th in Japan, while ranked 21st and 3179th 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	$14.6	$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$65.3	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.5	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.57	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$3.85	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1156	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$832	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2233	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1562	$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$190	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$293	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40.1	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.88%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$8133	$6597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$5908	$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.68	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$57.5	$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.9	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.81	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.93	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.88	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$3.66	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.2	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$11	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.7	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.93	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.94	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.27	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.75	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.99	$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.81	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.55	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.9	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.55	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.2	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.01	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.37	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.2	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.73	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.11	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$33.3	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$13	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$59.3	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$19.3	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$88.2	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$95.1	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$186	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9774	$16248

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Cities near Berlin

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.2 mi	Teltow	$1707
18 km or 11 mi	Hohen Neuendorf	$1782
18 km or 11 mi	Hennigsdorf	$1770
20 km or 13 mi	Falkensee	$1714
21 km or 13 mi	Bernau bei Berlin	$1763
25 km or 16 mi	Potsdam	$1724
25 km or 16 mi	Ludwigsfelde	$1691
28 km or 18 mi	Oranienburg	$1796
30 km or 19 mi	Konigs Wusterhausen	$1695
34 km or 21 mi	Werder	$1665
34 km or 21 mi	Strausberg	$1711
46 km or 29 mi	Eberswalde	$1714
49 km or 31 mi	Furstenwalde	$1632
50 km or 31 mi	Luckenwalde	$1663
57 km or 36 mi	Brandenburg an der Havel	$1686
60 km or 37 mi	Neuruppin	$1723
72 km or 44 mi	Rathenow	$1690
81 km or 50 mi	Frankfurt	$1534
86 km or 53 mi	Schwedt	$1644
88 km or 55 mi	Wittenberg	$1354
97 km or 60 mi	Neustrelitz	$1442
97 km or 60 mi	Eisenhuttenstadt	$1437
104 km or 65 mi	Stendal	$1319
106 km or 66 mi	Cottbus	$1241
107 km or 67 mi	Burg bei Magdeburg	$1315
107 km or 67 mi	Zerbst	$1332
109 km or 68 mi	Dessau-Rolau	$1340
109 km or 68 mi	Torgau	$1350
116 km or 72 mi	Neubrandenburg	$1421
119 km or 74 mi	Senftenberg	$1351
121 km or 75 mi	Waren	$1395
124 km or 77 mi	Bitterfeld-Wolfen	$1308
124 km or 77 mi	Schonebeck	$1326
125 km or 78 mi	Spremberg	$1310
127 km or 79 mi	Magdeburg	$1282
128 km or 79 mi	Szczecin	$1108
128 km or 80 mi	Kothen	$1346
128 km or 80 mi	Gorzow Wielkopolski	$1022
131 km or 81 mi	Delitzsch	$1419
134 km or 83 mi	Hoyerswerda	$1373

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$937
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1078
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$967
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$949
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$949
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$985
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$952
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$936
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$932
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$896
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$946
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$900
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$943
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$917
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$919
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$946
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1040
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$991
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$911
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$948
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$961
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1057
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$883
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$949
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$978
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$964
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1187
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1064
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$964
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$882
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1075
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1042
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1165
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$990
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1100
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$885
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1181
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1383
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1573
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1545