Oakland vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Oakland	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$3254	$918
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$7791	$2393
🏠 One person rent	$2034	$326
🏘️ Family rent	$3588	$552
🍽️ Food expenses	$877	$382
🚐 Transport expenses	$139	$136
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5482	$1418
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	69
😀 Quality of life	95	72
🏙️ Population	441K	720K

The cost of living in Oakland is 254% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 90th and 6116th ($3254 vs $918) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 70th and 791st 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 1.7 months in Oakland compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. Oakland ranked 5th best city to live in the United States vs Okayama ranked 404th in Japan, while ranked 45th and 3262nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Oakland vs Okayama

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	Oakland	Okayama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$30.1	$5.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$124	$21.8
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$15	$4.9
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.55	$2.42
☕ Cappuccino	$5.39	$2.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$3.18	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1830	$416
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1813	$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3353	$710
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3276	$397
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$154	$45.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$233	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$63.5	$22.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.44%	1.76%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7048	$6628
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7022	$3529
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.1	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$85	$52.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.9	$24.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.25	$0.93
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.35
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.31	$1.02
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.18	$4.42
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.51	$1.45
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.7	$15.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$5.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$30.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.81	$4.41
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.19	$3.09
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.36	$3.99
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.16	$4.57
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.47	$2.31
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.4	$1.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.04	$0.48
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$3.05	$1.22
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$11.9	$8.98
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.74	$1.88
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$3.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.7	$11.7
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.99	$3.62
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5.3	$0.95
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.91	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$53.9	$33.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.6	$11.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$26.9
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$5.63
👖 Brand Jeans	$72.3	$43.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$103	$47.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2720	$456
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18326	$10787

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3255
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$3109
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2961
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$3071
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2998
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$4110
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2950
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2810
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3026
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$2957
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$3014
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$3033
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2826
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3818
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3227
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3223
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2838
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$2850
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2858
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3230
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3285
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3317
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2910
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2764
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3634
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3756
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3218
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3045
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2823
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3070
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3797
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3553
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3382
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2381
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3133
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3462
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3890
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3328
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3333
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3359

Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$931
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1094
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$973
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$945
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$975
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$980
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$958
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$956
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$1038
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$920
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$1026
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$924
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1138
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1199
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1077
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$1021
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$1000
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$975
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1158
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$1037
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$964
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$990
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$927
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$951
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$964
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$1029
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1304
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$977
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$1024
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$916
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$972
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$987
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1317
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1077
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1260
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$954
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$1029
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1457
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1584
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1558