Okayama vs Paris - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Okayama	Paris
🚶 Cost of living one person	$943	$2267
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$5517
🏠 One person rent	$349	$1318
🏘️ Family rent	$642	$2636
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$562
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$253
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1425	$3146
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	69	99
😀 Quality of life	68	95
🏙️ Population	720K	2.15M

The cost of living in Okayama is 58% less expensive than in Paris. Cities ranked 5814th and 1222nd ($943 vs $2267) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 703rd and 1st 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 466th best city to live in Japan vs Paris ranked 1st in France, while ranked 3179th and 25th 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	$5.71	$16
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$61.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$12.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$7.55
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$4.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$3.89
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$1388
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$1086
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$3084
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$2210
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$219
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.7	$32
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	3.66%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6597	$12726
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3763	$8943
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.9	$90.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$23.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.99
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.46
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$1.96
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$2.4
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$5.05
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$20.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$13.8
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$20.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$3.11
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$2.18
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$3.26
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$4.1
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.72
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.52
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$3.11
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$9.63
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.31
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$12.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12	$4.09
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$4.41
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$2.78
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$3.14
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$33.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$13.5
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$27.8
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$19.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$109
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.8	$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$738
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16248	$16193

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Cost of Living in the nearest cities

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

Cities near Paris

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.5 km or 3.4 mi	Ivry-sur-Seine	$1276
6.4 km or 4 mi	Aubervilliers	$1693
6.7 km or 4.2 mi	Montreuil	$1672
7 km or 4.3 mi	Neuilly-sur-Seine	$2123
7.7 km or 4.8 mi	Asnieres-sur-Seine	$1861
8.3 km or 5.2 mi	Vitry-sur-Seine	$1449
8.4 km or 5.2 mi	Boulogne-Billancourt	$2081
8.5 km or 5.3 mi	Courbevoie	$1891
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Bobigny	$1619
8.7 km or 5.4 mi	Saint-Denis	$1726
9.5 km or 5.9 mi	La Garenne-Colombes	$1813
11 km or 7.1 mi	Nanterre	$1660
12 km or 7.2 mi	Creteil	$1543
12 km or 7.5 mi	Rueil-Malmaison	$1637
13 km or 7.9 mi	Argenteuil	$1752
13 km or 8 mi	Champigny-sur-Marne	$1603
13 km or 8.1 mi	Chaville	$1638
14 km or 8.5 mi	Aulnay-sous-Bois	$1621
15 km or 9.4 mi	Massy	$1582
17 km or 11 mi	Versailles	$1844
23 km or 14 mi	Guyancourt	$1653
24 km or 15 mi	Acheres	$1596
32 km or 20 mi	Cergy	$1278
34 km or 21 mi	Savigny-le-Temple	$1439
42 km or 26 mi	Melun	$1317
45 km or 28 mi	Rambouillet	$1754
67 km or 42 mi	Beauvais	$1230
71 km or 44 mi	Compiegne	$1343
73 km or 46 mi	Dreux	$1403
78 km or 49 mi	Chartres	$1202
111 km or 69 mi	Orleans	$1182
112 km or 69 mi	Rouen	$1159
115 km or 72 mi	Amiens	$1192
130 km or 81 mi	Reims	$1329
141 km or 88 mi	Troyes	$1126
148 km or 92 mi	Chalons-en-Champagne	$1458
148 km or 92 mi	Auxerre	$1169
150 km or 93 mi	Dieppe	$1382
158 km or 98 mi	Lisieux	$1219
162 km or 101 mi	Arras	$1293