Maoming vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Maoming	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$756	$943
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2050	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$409	$349
🏘️ Family rent	$794	$642
🍽️ Food expenses	$199	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$68.2	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$971	$1425
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	39 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	29	69
😀 Quality of life	44	68
🏙️ Population	6.17M	720K

The cost of living in Maoming is 20% less expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 6647th and 5814th ($756 vs $943) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 39th and 703rd in China and Japan, respectively. Check China vs Japan comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.3 months in Maoming compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. Maoming ranked 136th best city to live in China vs Okayama ranked 466th in Japan, while ranked 6657th and 3179th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Maoming vs Okayama

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	Maoming	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$2.06	$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$13.7	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$3.81	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.26	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$2.06	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.44	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$477	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$343	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$967	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$684	$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$27.1	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$41.4	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$11.8	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.64%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6271	$6597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3451	$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.28	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$20.2	$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$2.53	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.59	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.78	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.36	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$0.99	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.2	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.92	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.52	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.69	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.84	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.82	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$0.55	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.28	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.46	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.8	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$0.63	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.84	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.06	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.58	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.55	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.03	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.9	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$6.84	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.4	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$9.76	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$45.5	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$68.8	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$476	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17434	$16248

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Cities near Maoming

Distance	City	Cost of living
32 km or 20 mi	Gaozhou	$761
74 km or 46 mi	Zhanjiang	$764
110 km or 68 mi	Yangjiang	$877
133 km or 83 mi	Yulin	$771
181 km or 113 mi	Yunfu	$823
189 km or 118 mi	Beihai	$642
193 km or 120 mi	Haikou	$650
199 km or 124 mi	Kaiping	$812
207 km or 128 mi	Wuzhou	$803
209 km or 130 mi	Guigang	$702
221 km or 137 mi	Zhaoqing	$793
240 km or 149 mi	Qinzhou	$592
245 km or 153 mi	Jiangmen	$804
269 km or 167 mi	Zhongshan	$461
271 km or 168 mi	Fangchenggang	$573
272 km or 169 mi	Foshan	$611
277 km or 172 mi	Macau	$1588
282 km or 175 mi	Zhuhai	$653
288 km or 179 mi	Laibin	$598
291 km or 181 mi	Guangzhou	$774
297 km or 185 mi	Nanning	$549
313 km or 194 mi	Hezhou	$758
314 km or 195 mi	Qingyuan	$794
329 km or 205 mi	Dongguan	$656
333 km or 207 mi	Liuzhou	$579
337 km or 210 mi	Shenzhen	$916
341 km or 212 mi	Hong Kong	$2737
344 km or 214 mi	Kowloon	$2432
376 km or 233 mi	Chongzuo	$564
378 km or 235 mi	Lianzhou	$755
383 km or 238 mi	Cam Pha	$569
394 km or 245 mi	Huizhou	$601
405 km or 252 mi	Ha Long	$582
406 km or 252 mi	Guilin	$522
407 km or 253 mi	Sanya	$763
443 km or 275 mi	Shaoguan	$818
444 km or 276 mi	Hechi	$575
451 km or 280 mi	Haiphong	$591
451 km or 281 mi	Heyuan	$764
471 km or 293 mi	Shanwei	$936

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