Kaohsiung vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kaohsiung Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$971
$871
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2603
$2340
🏠 One person rent
$353
$309
🏘️ Family rent
$606
$520
🍽️ Food expenses
$410
$357
🚐 Transport expenses
$80
$130
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1504
$1363
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
7 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
80
70
😀 Quality of life
88
76
🏙️ Population
2.71M
720K

The cost of living in Kaohsiung is 12% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 5770th and 6433rd ($971 vs $871) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 5th and 823rd in Taiwan and Japan, respectively. Check Taiwan vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Kaohsiung compared to 1.6 months in Okayama. Kaohsiung ranked 6th best city to live in Taiwan vs Okayama ranked 110th in Japan, while ranked 281st and 1367th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kaohsiung vs Okayama

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Kaohsiung Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$4.32
$5.13
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.4
$20.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.02
$4.65
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.57
$2.27
☕ Cappuccino
$2.93
$2.17
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.05
$0.7
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$349
$392
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$256
$209
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$630
$670
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$468
$374
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$52.5
$42.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.7
$66.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.2
$20.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
2.55%
2.06%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4645
$6145
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3214
$3259
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.71
$1.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$12.7
$50.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$9
$23.1
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.99
$0.89
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$3.2
$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$2.19
$0.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3
$3.23
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.65
$1.38
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$15
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.99
$5.74
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.6
$28.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.74
$4.16
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.78
$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.55
$4.37
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$4.33
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.77
$2.2
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.87
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.71
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.75
$1.15
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$15.8
$8.54
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.63
$1.81
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.41
$3.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.9
$11.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.02
$3.43
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.32
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.16
$1.57
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40.6
$30.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.9
$10.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$69.2
$25.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.78
$4.78
👖 Brand Jeans
$92.7
$49.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$88.3
$48.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$470
$573
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$13326
$14339

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Tainan
$938
88 km or 55 mi Taitung
$844
97 km or 60 mi Chiayi
$904
124 km or 77 mi Douliu
$884
150 km or 93 mi Nantou
$868
163 km or 101 mi Changhua
$874
175 km or 108 mi Taichung
$942
224 km or 139 mi Miaoli
$687
253 km or 157 mi Hsinchu
$921
257 km or 160 mi Zhubei
$889
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$989
280 km or 174 mi Yilan
$792
285 km or 177 mi Kinmen
$892
291 km or 181 mi New Taipei
$1123
298 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1248
301 km or 187 mi Jinjiang
$643
307 km or 191 mi Xiamen
$729
309 km or 192 mi Quanzhou
$648
315 km or 196 mi Keelung
$979
340 km or 211 mi Putian
$673
341 km or 212 mi Zhangzhou
$702
379 km or 235 mi Shantou
$612
393 km or 244 mi Chaozhou
$474
398 km or 247 mi Fuzhou
$679
416 km or 258 mi Jieyang
$473
430 km or 267 mi Puning
$600
432 km or 268 mi Longyan
$705
437 km or 271 mi Ishigaki
$1039
457 km or 284 mi Ningde
$672
466 km or 289 mi Meizhou
$682
487 km or 302 mi Sanming
$640
497 km or 309 mi Nanping
$689
510 km or 317 mi Shanwei
$954
562 km or 349 mi Miyakojima
$1042
575 km or 357 mi Rui'an
$717
575 km or 357 mi Tuguegarao
$403
587 km or 365 mi Heyuan
$777
600 km or 373 mi Wenzhou
$774
605 km or 376 mi Huizhou
$638
616 km or 382 mi Wuyishan
$617

Cities near Okayama

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$885
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1041
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$921
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$898
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$925
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$934
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$910
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$901
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$988
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$874
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$978
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$873
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$1088
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$1141
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$1030
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$969
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$957
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$932
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$1108
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$985
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$920
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$946
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$860
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$911
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$922
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$979
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1251
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$934
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$974
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$862
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$924
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$946
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1256
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1027
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1202
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$884
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$976
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1385
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1486
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1471