Nagoya vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Nagoya	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1248	$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3605	$2649
🏠 One person rent	$533	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$1385	$672
🍽️ Food expenses	$398	$391
🚐 Transport expenses	$223	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2483	$1508
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	15 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	91	68
😀 Quality of life	93	68
🏙️ Population	2.33M	720K

The cost of living in Nagoya is 27% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 4466th and 5836th ($1248 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 35th and 769th in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2 months in Nagoya compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. Ranked 5th vs 460th best cities to live in Japan, and 65th vs 3256th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Nagoya vs Okayama

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	Nagoya	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.27	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$30.1	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.2	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.48	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.83	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.99	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$560	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$372	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1675	$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1099	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$89.3	$67.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$136	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$34.5	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.8%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2567	$7645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1574	$4354
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.44	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$69.5	$56.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.1	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.14	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.81	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.26	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$10.9	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.83	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.5	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.85	$4.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$4.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.87	$5.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.04	$3.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.57	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.91	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.31	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$9.29	$8.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.8	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.6	$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$2.85	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.88	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.39	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$56.6	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$12.3	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28.2	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$15.2	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$48.2	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$50	$49.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$611	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$12650	$14206

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Cities near Nagoya

Distance	City	Cost of living
9.1 km or 5.7 mi	Toyoake	$1048
9.3 km or 5.8 mi	Nisshin	$1050
11 km or 6.9 mi	Togo	$1036
12 km or 7.2 mi	Tokai	$1052
12 km or 7.2 mi	Obu	$1049
12 km or 7.4 mi	Kiyosu	$1020
12 km or 7.6 mi	Oharu	$1026
13 km or 8 mi	Nagakute	$1034
13 km or 8.2 mi	Miyoshi	$1029
13 km or 8.3 mi	Kanie	$1028
14 km or 8.9 mi	Chita	$1040
14 km or 8.9 mi	Owariasahi	$1027
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kasugai	$1057
16 km or 9.8 mi	Higashiura	$1042
16 km or 10 mi	Kitanagoya	$997
16 km or 10 mi	Kariya	$1046
17 km or 10 mi	Ama	$1006
18 km or 11 mi	Seto	$1023
19 km or 12 mi	Aisai	$1016
19 km or 12 mi	Komaki	$1006
19 km or 12 mi	Iwakura	$990
20 km or 12 mi	Tsushima	$1005
20 km or 12 mi	Yatomi	$1020
20 km or 13 mi	Inazawa	$993
21 km or 13 mi	Agui	$1033
21 km or 13 mi	Toyota	$1069
21 km or 13 mi	Chiryu	$1033
21 km or 13 mi	Takahama	$1034
22 km or 13 mi	Anjo	$1054
23 km or 15 mi	Kuwana	$1025
24 km or 15 mi	Ichinomiya	$1039
24 km or 15 mi	Oguchi	$979
24 km or 15 mi	Handa	$1031
25 km or 15 mi	Konan	$972
27 km or 17 mi	Hekinan	$1029
27 km or 17 mi	Fuso	$967
27 km or 17 mi	Tokoname	$1028
28 km or 18 mi	Okazaki	$1091
29 km or 18 mi	Kaizu	$991
30 km or 18 mi	Taketoyo	$1027

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$977
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1103
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$997
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$985
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$984
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$1025
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$995
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$983
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$975
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$961
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$985
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$962
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$987
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$960
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$958
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$993
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1075
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$1044
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$953
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$993
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$1022
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1088
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$987
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$1002
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$1049
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1010
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1231
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1099
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1017
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$954
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1103
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1085
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1205
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1037
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1145
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$960
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1212
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1432
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1607
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1582