Okayama vs Prague - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: June 21, 2026

	Okayama	Prague
🚶 Cost of living one person	$871	$1899
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2340	$4415
🏠 One person rent	$309	$1182
🏘️ Family rent	$520	$1957
🍽️ Food expenses	$357	$451
🚐 Transport expenses	$130	$125
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1363	$2366
😷 Air quality	Excellent	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	10 km
🎓 Higher education	70	93
😀 Quality of life	76	89
🏙️ Population	720K	1.4M

The cost of living in Okayama is 54% less expensive than in Prague. Cities ranked 6433rd and 2377th ($871 vs $1899) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 823rd and 1st in Japan and the Czech Republic, respectively. Check Japan vs the Czech Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in Okayama compared to 1.2 months in Prague. Okayama ranked 110th best city to live in Japan vs Prague ranked 1st in the Czech Republic, while ranked 1367th and 244th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Prague

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	Okayama	Prague
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.13	$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.5	$48.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.65	$10.7
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.27	$3.01
☕ Cappuccino	$2.17	$3.87
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.7	$2.02
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$392	$1089
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$209	$928
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$670	$1964
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$374	$1546
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$42.9	$199
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$66.1	$304
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$20.8	$22.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	2.06%	4.72%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6145	$10118
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3259	$7415
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.26	$1.87
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$50.3	$25.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$23.1	$16
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.89	$1.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.96	$1.58
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.23	$2.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.38	$4.21
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15	$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.74	$9.93
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$28.8	$15.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.16	$2.2
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.92
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.37	$2.28
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.33	$3.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.2	$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.87	$1.17
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.46	$0.56
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.15	$2.08
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.54	$8.08
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.81	$1.23
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.76	$7.73
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.1	$13.9
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.43	$4.9
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.9	$2.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.57	$3.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$30.8	$67.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$10.3	$12
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.5	$43.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$4.78	$19
👖 Brand Jeans	$49.9	$89.7
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.1	$120
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$573	$1075
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14339	$19039

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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 Prague

Distance	City	Cost of living
1.2 km or 0.7 mi	Smichov	$1696
3.3 km or 2.1 mi	Zizkov	$1685
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Brevnov	$1661
23 km or 14 mi	Kladno	$1402
51 km or 31 mi	Mlada Boleslav	$1195
53 km or 33 mi	Pribram	$1115
54 km or 34 mi	Litomerice	$1276
56 km or 35 mi	Kolin	$1875
68 km or 42 mi	Ceska Lipa	$1332
69 km or 43 mi	Usti nad Labem	$1141
72 km or 45 mi	Most	$1094
75 km or 46 mi	Teplice	$1006
76 km or 47 mi	Tabor	$1107
78 km or 49 mi	Decin	$1216
81 km or 50 mi	Litvinov	$1517
83 km or 52 mi	Chomutov	$1174
83 km or 52 mi	Plzen	$1397
88 km or 55 mi	Pisek	$1250
89 km or 55 mi	Liberec	$1174
89 km or 56 mi	Jablonec nad Nisou	$1112
95 km or 59 mi	Zittau	$1460
97 km or 61 mi	Pardubice	$1258
99 km or 61 mi	Strakonice	$1259
99 km or 61 mi	Havlickuv Brod	$1280
100 km or 62 mi	Chrudim	$1412
102 km or 63 mi	Hradec Kralove	$1256
103 km or 64 mi	Pirna	$1424
111 km or 69 mi	Klatovy	$1289
111 km or 69 mi	Karlovy Vary	$1218
114 km or 71 mi	Jihlava	$1108
115 km or 71 mi	Annaberg-Buchholz	$1438
117 km or 73 mi	Freital	$1412
118 km or 73 mi	Dresden	$1448
119 km or 74 mi	Trutnov	$956
119 km or 74 mi	Freiberg	$1316
122 km or 76 mi	Bautzen	$1503
123 km or 77 mi	Ceske Budejovice	$1278
125 km or 78 mi	Radebeul	$1410
126 km or 78 mi	Gorlitz	$1467
127 km or 79 mi	Sokolov	$1340