New York City vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	New York City	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4051	$980
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8925	$2649
🏠 One person rent	$2620	$364
🏘️ Family rent	$4454	$672
🍽️ Food expenses	$807	$391
🚐 Transport expenses	$399	$145
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5777	$1508
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	68
😀 Quality of life	97	68
🏙️ Population	8.8M	720K

The cost of living in New York City is 314% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 5th and 5836th ($4051 vs $980) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 3rd and 769th 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 1.4 months in New York City compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. New York City ranked 2nd best city to live in the United States vs Okayama ranked 460th in Japan, while ranked 13th and 3256th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in New York City vs Okayama

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	New York City	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$24.7	$5.97
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$111	$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12.6	$4.75
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$9.78	$2.55
☕ Cappuccino	$6.22	$2.44
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.16	$0.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2702	$435
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2361	$232
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5005	$751
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3996	$494
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$122	$67.9
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$187	$103
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$69.3	$23.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.73%	1.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$19111	$7645
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3215	$4354
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.88	$1.4
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$138	$56.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.1	$25.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.02	$0.94
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.43	$1.43
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.1	$2.98
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.36	$1.54
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.6	$15.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.7	$6.45
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.2	$17.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.78	$4.69
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.13	$2.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.75	$4.45
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$5.96
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.22	$3.53
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.62	$2.53
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.57	$0.6
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.88	$1.27
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20.1	$8.45
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.49	$2.07
🚬 Cigarette pack	$17.1	$4.2
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$10.5	$12.5
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$10	$3.73
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$7.97	$0.99
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.36	$1.74
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$144	$42.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$19.8	$11.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$156	$28
💇 Haircut, simple	$25.4	$5.57
👖 Brand Jeans	$65.6	$46.9
👟 Brand Sneakers	$111	$49.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1717	$616
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20585	$14206

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2510
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3280
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2857
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2634
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3168
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2611
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2701
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2414
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2671
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2715
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2165
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2605
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2575
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2733
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2479
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2664
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2722
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2493
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2635
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2622
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2607
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2762
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2590
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2424
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2641
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2778
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2646
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2760
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2702
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2732
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2721
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2691
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2454
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2586
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2811
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2771
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2578
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2553
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3108

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