Okayama vs Philadelphia - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Okayama	Philadelphia
🚶 Cost of living one person	$871	$2597
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2340	$5854
🏠 One person rent	$309	$1508
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$2200
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$733
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$194
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1363	$4443
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	11 km
🎓 Higher education	70	100
😀 Quality of life	76	91
🏙️ Population	720K	1.6M

The cost of living in Okayama is 66% less expensive than in Philadelphia. Cities ranked 6433rd and 741st ($871 vs $2597) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 823rd and 652nd in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Okayama compared to 1.7 months in Philadelphia. Okayama ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs Philadelphia ranked 22nd in the United States, while ranked 1367th and 118th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Philadelphia

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	Okayama	Philadelphia
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.13	$22
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$79.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$12.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$5.98
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$5.23
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$3.03
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$1607
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$1212
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$2381
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$1784
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$146
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.1	$225
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$71
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.06%	6.27%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6145	$4124
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3259	$1892
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$2.88
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.3	$99.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$15.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$0.96
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.43
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$4.41
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$8.91
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$5.31
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$13.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$13.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.8	$18.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$5.95
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.02
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$5.12
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$5.55
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$2.99
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$3.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$1.67
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$3.72
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.54	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$2.24
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.76	$13.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.1	$9.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$6.98
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$4.04
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$2.34
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.8	$68.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$16
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.5	$84.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$29
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$49.4
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.1	$99.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$573	$2213
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14339	$20275

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Cities near Okayama

Distance	City	Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi	Akaiwa	$885
15 km or 9.4 mi	Kurashiki	$1041
16 km or 9.8 mi	Soja	$921
16 km or 10 mi	Setouchi	$898
18 km or 11 mi	Tamano	$925
27 km or 17 mi	Bizen	$934
32 km or 20 mi	Takahashi	$910
33 km or 21 mi	Asakuchi	$901
37 km or 23 mi	Sakaide	$988
41 km or 25 mi	Kasaoka	$874
42 km or 26 mi	Marugame	$978
42 km or 26 mi	Ibara	$873
43 km or 27 mi	Sanuki	$1088
44 km or 28 mi	Takamatsu	$1141
45 km or 28 mi	Ayagawa	$1030
45 km or 28 mi	Tadotsu	$969
45 km or 28 mi	Ako	$957
45 km or 28 mi	Mimasaka	$932
47 km or 29 mi	Miki	$1108
48 km or 30 mi	Zentsuji	$985
50 km or 31 mi	Maniwa	$920
53 km or 33 mi	Aioi	$946
54 km or 34 mi	Fukuyama	$860
55 km or 34 mi	Niimi	$911
56 km or 35 mi	Tsuyama	$922
59 km or 37 mi	Mitoyo	$979
61 km or 38 mi	Higashikagawa	$1251
62 km or 38 mi	Tatsuno	$934
63 km or 39 mi	Kan'onji	$974
63 km or 39 mi	Fuchu	$862
64 km or 40 mi	Taishi	$924
70 km or 43 mi	Shiso	$946
70 km or 44 mi	Awa	$1256
70 km or 44 mi	Miyoshi	$1027
70 km or 44 mi	Mima	$1202
70 km or 44 mi	Onomichi	$884
72 km or 45 mi	Himeji	$976
77 km or 48 mi	Yoshinogawa	$1385
79 km or 49 mi	Aizumi	$1486
80 km or 50 mi	Ishii	$1471

Cities near Philadelphia

Distance	City	Cost of living
5.2 km or 3.2 mi	Camden	$2624
9.2 km or 5.7 mi	Pennsauken Township	$2614
12 km or 7.1 mi	Cherry Hill	$2710
12 km or 7.7 mi	West Deptford Township	$2620
16 km or 9.9 mi	Fox Chase	$2395
16 km or 9.9 mi	Deptford Township	$2626
19 km or 12 mi	Moorestown	$2543
21 km or 13 mi	Gloucester Township	$2622
21 km or 13 mi	Chester	$2498
22 km or 14 mi	Mount Laurel	$2543
25 km or 15 mi	Evesham Township	$2581
25 km or 16 mi	Willingboro Township	$2567
31 km or 19 mi	Medford	$2579
35 km or 22 mi	Levittown	$2359
35 km or 22 mi	Winslow Township	$2623
36 km or 23 mi	Monroe Township	$2636
38 km or 23 mi	West Chester	$2849
40 km or 25 mi	Wilmington	$2458
46 km or 28 mi	Trenton	$2314
46 km or 29 mi	Ewing Township	$2623
50 km or 31 mi	Hamilton Township	$2525
52 km or 32 mi	Pottstown	$2331
54 km or 33 mi	Lawrence Township	$2685
56 km or 35 mi	Vineland	$2635
58 km or 36 mi	Newark	$2222
59 km or 36 mi	Bridgeton	$2662
62 km or 38 mi	Princeton	$3031
63 km or 39 mi	Millville	$2636
64 km or 39 mi	East Windsor Township	$2740
65 km or 40 mi	Plainsboro Township	$2820
67 km or 42 mi	Montgomery Township	$2825
67 km or 42 mi	Manchester Township	$2754
71 km or 44 mi	Jackson Township	$2795
72 km or 45 mi	South Brunswick	$2842
77 km or 48 mi	Allentown	$2313
77 km or 48 mi	Bethlehem	$2333
77 km or 48 mi	Hillsborough Township	$2897
78 km or 48 mi	Reading	$2221
78 km or 49 mi	Barnegat Township	$2656
79 km or 49 mi	Manalapan Township	$2737