Oakland vs Okayama - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Oakland	Okayama
🚶 Cost of living one person	$2968	$943
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$8022	$2571
🏠 One person rent	$1832	$349
🏘️ Family rent	$4049	$642
🍽️ Food expenses	$798	$378
🚐 Transport expenses	$140	$138
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$5520	$1425
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	97	69
😀 Quality of life	94	68
🏙️ Population	441K	720K

The cost of living in Oakland is 215% more expensive than in Okayama. Cities ranked 182nd and 5814th ($2968 vs $943) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 159th 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 1.9 months in Oakland compared to 1.5 months in Okayama. Oakland ranked 4th best city to live in the United States vs Okayama ranked 466th in Japan, while ranked 38th and 3179th 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	$5.71
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$53.3	$22.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$13	$5.11
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$7.96	$2.46
☕ Cappuccino	$4.95	$2.33
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.59	$0.72
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1826	$421
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$1533	$223
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$4410	$721
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$3547	$470
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$170	$64.4
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$259	$99.3
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$70.5	$22.7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	6.67%	1.77%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7152	$6597
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7023	$3763
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$3.25	$1.33
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$84.9	$52.9
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$22.8	$24.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.28	$0.9
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.45	$1.32
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$5.04	$1.37
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.33	$2.65
🥚 Eggs, x12	$6.73	$1.47
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.8	$14.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$6.12
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.1	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.82	$4.44
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.26	$2.4
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.4	$4.22
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.18	$5.73
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.53	$3.36
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.44	$2.41
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.01	$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.97	$1.23
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$12	$7.86
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.73	$2.04
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11	$4
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$15	$12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$6	$3.63
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$5	$0.98
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.5	$1.66
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$54.2	$40
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$14.4	$11.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$178	$27.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$22.4	$5.62
👖 Brand Jeans	$63.6	$44.1
👟 Brand Sneakers	$93	$48.8
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$2719	$584
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$18963	$16248

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Cities near Oakland

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.1 km or 2.5 mi	Alameda	$3364
8 km or 5 mi	Berkeley	$2974
11 km or 6.5 mi	Albany	$2888
12 km or 7.3 mi	San Leandro	$2963
14 km or 8.7 mi	El Cerrito	$2929
15 km or 9.2 mi	San Francisco	$3905
15 km or 9.3 mi	Lafayette	$2888
17 km or 11 mi	San Lorenzo	$2747
17 km or 11 mi	Richmond	$3004
19 km or 12 mi	Castro Valley	$3041
20 km or 12 mi	San Pablo	$2999
20 km or 12 mi	Walnut Creek	$2932
21 km or 13 mi	Hayward	$2811
22 km or 14 mi	Danville	$3785
22 km or 14 mi	South San Francisco	$3185
23 km or 14 mi	Daly	$3190
24 km or 15 mi	Pleasant Hill	$2816
24 km or 15 mi	San Ramon	$3045
24 km or 15 mi	Hercules	$2840
25 km or 15 mi	San Bruno	$3195
26 km or 16 mi	Millbrae	$3226
26 km or 16 mi	Burlingame	$3269
26 km or 16 mi	Martinez	$2780
28 km or 17 mi	Concord	$2778
28 km or 17 mi	Foster	$3466
28 km or 17 mi	San Mateo	$3678
29 km or 18 mi	Pacifica	$3183
29 km or 18 mi	Union	$3002
30 km or 19 mi	Benicia	$2767
31 km or 19 mi	Dublin	$3059
31 km or 19 mi	San Rafael	$3997
32 km or 20 mi	Belmont	$3657
33 km or 21 mi	San Carlos	$3344
34 km or 21 mi	Vallejo	$2412
35 km or 22 mi	Newark	$3060
35 km or 22 mi	Pleasanton	$3448
35 km or 22 mi	Redwood	$3649
37 km or 23 mi	Fremont	$3187
38 km or 24 mi	East Palo Alto	$3286
39 km or 24 mi	Menlo Park	$3326

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