New York City vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	New York City	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4044	$960
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8222	$2437
🏠 One person rent	$2662	$375
🏘️ Family rent	$3953	$659
🍽️ Food expenses	$794	$364
🚐 Transport expenses	$392	$146
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$6298	$1444
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	68
😀 Quality of life	96	70
🏙️ Population	8.8M	720K

The cost of living in New York City is 321% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 6th and 5599th ($4044 vs $960) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 4th and 552nd 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 1.6 months in New York City compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. New York City ranked 1st best city to live in the United States vs Okayama ranked 485th in Japan, while ranked 8th and 2946th 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	$24.2	$6.25
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$108	$22.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.8	$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.64	$2.85
☕ Cappuccino	$5.71	$2.21
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.94	$0.67
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3504	$428
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2240	$244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3748	$679
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3719	$486
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$73.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$162	$113
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$66.3	$21.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.65%	1.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$16943	$3983
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12588	$2923
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.96	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$135	$53.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$26.4	$27.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.05	$0.83
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.4	$1.28
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$4.11	$1.56
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.76	$2.96
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.55	$1.9
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$16.5	$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.2	$6.04
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$14.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$3.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.03	$2.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.87	$5.95
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$4.24
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.38	$2.14
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.81	$2.76
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.64	$0.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3	$1.24
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$6.77
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.67	$1.68
🚬 Cigarette pack	$16.7	$4.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.36	$11.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$7.02	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.99	$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.37	$1.67
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$115	$46.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$18.8	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$111	$25.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$27.2	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$68.7	$26.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$104	$53.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1647	$359
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$17859	$9023

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2529
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$2821
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3002
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2743
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2739
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3241
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2691
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2638
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2613
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2494
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2608
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2612
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2520
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$1956
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2622
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2400
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2464
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2612
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2433
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2351
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2338
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2521
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2684
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2653
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2422
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2638
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2695
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2615
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2660
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2627
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2614
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2698
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2534
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2404
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2737
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2784
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2694
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2465
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2447
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3028

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$919
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1004
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$926
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$923
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$910
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$946
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$920
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$902
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$894
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$885
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$901
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$888
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$900
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$913
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$889
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$900
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$983
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$965
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$890
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$900
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$939
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$1002
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$907
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$920
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$968
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$909
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$972
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$1021
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$912
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$879
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$1030
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$1003
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$958
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$916
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$945
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$882
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1132
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1012
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1041
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1036