Okayama vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Okayama	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$960	$2231
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2437	$5578
🏠 One person rent	$375	$1253
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$2603
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$599
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$247
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$3155
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	68	99
😀 Quality of life	70	94
🏙️ Population	720K	2.15M

The cost of living in Okayama is 57% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5599th and 1216th ($960 vs $2231) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 552nd and 2nd in Japan and France, respectively. Check Japan vs France comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Okayama compared to 1.4 months in Paris. Okayama ranked 485th best city to live in Japan vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 2946th and 33rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Paris

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	Okayama	Paris
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.25	$18.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$68.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$12.5
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$8.14
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$4.74
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$3.51
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$1417
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$1007
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$3026
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$2200
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$132
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$206
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$32.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.66%	3.78%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3983	$12958
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2923	$9199
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2.26
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.9	$91.8
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.2	$21.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$2.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.55
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$1.78
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$2.03
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$5.08
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$19.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$15.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$24.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$3.4
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.5
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$3.75
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.22
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.37
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.56
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.61
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.57
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$9.34
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.8	$4.3
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$3.76
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$2.86
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$3.11
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.6	$41.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$13.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$32.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$17.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$100
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$107
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$838
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9023	$16502

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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

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1273
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1663
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1582
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2023
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1835
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1445
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2256
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1854
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1605
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1714
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1819
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1647
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1534
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1633
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1743
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1583
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1667
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1602
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1625
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1868
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1641
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1592
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1323
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1518
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1345
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1586
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1278
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1465
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1305
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1239
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1151
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1139
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1166
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1393
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1218
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1526
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1129
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1206
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1265
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1381