Denver vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Denver	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2717	$943
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$6307	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$1692	$349
🏘️ Family rent	$2963	$642
🍽️ Food expenses	$666	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$165	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5130	$1425
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	20 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	69
😀 Quality of life	90	68
🏙️ Population	716K	720K

The cost of living in Denver is 188% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 463rd and 5814th ($2717 vs $943) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 418th and 703rd in the United States and Japan, respectively. Check the United States vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.9 months in Denver compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. Denver ranked 35th best city to live in the United States vs Okayama ranked 466th in Japan, while ranked 158th and 3179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Denver vs Okayama

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	Denver	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$18.4	$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$76.1	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.31	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.59	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.01	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1812	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1451	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3223	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$2613	$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$105	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$165	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.4	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.63%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4595	$6597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3621	$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.99	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$101	$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.88	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.03	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$3.81	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.91	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.4	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.3	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.3	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.2	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.13	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.79	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.98	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.1	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.61	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.44	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.79	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$18.5	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$4.27	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$9.91	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.8	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$3.68	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.52	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$67.2	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$15.8	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$145	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$26.5	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$62.8	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1528	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16279	$16248

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Cities near Denver

Distance	City	Cost of living
10 km or 6.3 mi	Wheat Ridge	$2548
10 km or 6.4 mi	Englewood	$2381
11 km or 6.7 mi	Lakewood	$2495
11 km or 7 mi	Arvada	$2577
12 km or 7.3 mi	Westminster	$2618
13 km or 8.3 mi	Commerce	$2432
14 km or 8.9 mi	Littleton	$2315
15 km or 9.4 mi	Aurora	$2674
18 km or 11 mi	Northglenn	$2737
18 km or 11 mi	Thornton	$2784
20 km or 12 mi	Centennial	$2525
22 km or 13 mi	Highlands Ranch	$2639
22 km or 14 mi	Broomfield	$2958
30 km or 19 mi	Brighton	$2568
30 km or 19 mi	Lafayette	$2661
31 km or 19 mi	Parker	$2509
41 km or 25 mi	Boulder	$2624
42 km or 26 mi	Castle Rock	$2508
49 km or 31 mi	Longmont	$2661
75 km or 46 mi	Loveland	$2451
79 km or 49 mi	Greeley	$2001
92 km or 57 mi	Fort Collins	$2193
99 km or 61 mi	Colorado Springs	$2421
113 km or 70 mi	Security-Widefield	$2369
119 km or 74 mi	Fountain	$2373
157 km or 98 mi	Cheyenne	$1768
167 km or 104 mi	Pueblo	$2425
182 km or 113 mi	Laramie	$1892
262 km or 163 mi	Scottsbluff	$1854
317 km or 197 mi	Grand Junction	$1974
362 km or 225 mi	Casper	$1642
376 km or 233 mi	Taos	$2396
389 km or 242 mi	North Platte	$1824
407 km or 253 mi	Garden	$1711
412 km or 256 mi	Rock Springs	$1854
426 km or 265 mi	Espanola	$2211
434 km or 270 mi	Farmington	$2623
461 km or 286 mi	Santa Fe	$2170
463 km or 288 mi	Liberal	$1706
484 km or 300 mi	Dodge	$1768

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