New York City vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	New York City	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$4441	$943
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$10033	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$2960	$349
🏘️ Family rent	$5380	$642
🍽️ Food expenses	$886	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$364	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5544	$1425
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	100	69
😀 Quality of life	95	68
🏙️ Population	8.8M	720K

The cost of living in New York City is 371% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 3rd and 5814th ($4441 vs $943) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 703rd 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 1.2 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 466th in Japan, while ranked 22nd and 3179th 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	$29.7	$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$133	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$12	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$8.94	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$5.95	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.2	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$3501	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$2603	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4776	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$5236	$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$112	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$171	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$65.5	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.55%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$17935	$6597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$12929	$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.91	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$132	$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.5	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.53	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.95	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$5.54	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.6	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.6	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.37	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.05	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.2	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.66	$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.84	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.72	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.41	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$20	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.89	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$18.1	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$9.89	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.44	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$6.94	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.95	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$71	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$20.1	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$173	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$36.1	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$67.3	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$113	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$1784	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$21465	$16248

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Cities near New York City

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.6 mi	Astoria	$2534
11 km or 6.8 mi	Hoboken	$3271
11 km or 7.1 mi	Jersey	$3040
13 km or 8.3 mi	Union	$2886
14 km or 8.8 mi	West New York	$2703
14 km or 8.9 mi	Bayonne	$3302
15 km or 9.6 mi	North Bergen	$2701
17 km or 10 mi	Secaucus	$2756
17 km or 11 mi	Cliffside Park	$2698
18 km or 11 mi	Kearny	$2720
20 km or 12 mi	Valley Stream	$2730
20 km or 13 mi	Fort Lee	$2792
20 km or 13 mi	Lyndhurst	$2667
22 km or 14 mi	Newark	$2729
23 km or 14 mi	Elizabeth	$2740
23 km or 14 mi	Belleville	$2512
25 km or 15 mi	Hillside	$2693
25 km or 15 mi	Long Beach	$2732
25 km or 15 mi	Nutley	$2531
25 km or 16 mi	East Orange	$2587
25 km or 16 mi	Irvington	$2637
26 km or 16 mi	Rockville Centre	$2614
26 km or 16 mi	Linden	$2749
26 km or 16 mi	Hackensack	$2664
26 km or 16 mi	Bloomfield	$2480
26 km or 16 mi	Teaneck	$2715
26 km or 16 mi	Carteret	$2722
26 km or 16 mi	Passaic	$2676
27 km or 17 mi	Roselle	$2747
27 km or 17 mi	Hempstead	$2664
28 km or 17 mi	Union Township	$2716
28 km or 18 mi	Clifton	$2745
28 km or 18 mi	Maplewood	$2611
29 km or 18 mi	Montclair	$2456
29 km or 18 mi	Bergenfield	$2674
29 km or 18 mi	Mount Vernon	$2772
30 km or 18 mi	Rahway	$2730
30 km or 18 mi	Uniondale	$2610
30 km or 18 mi	West Orange	$2456
30 km or 18 mi	New Rochelle	$3111

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