Okayama vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Okayama	Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person	$943	$644
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$1639
🏠 One person rent	$349	$260
🏘️ Family rent	$642	$370
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$218
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$90.9
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1425	$893
😷 Air quality	Good	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	13 km
🎓 Higher education	69	54
😀 Quality of life	68	66
🏙️ Population	720K	8.78M

The cost of living in Okayama is 46% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5814th and 7256th ($943 vs $644) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 703rd and 118th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Okayama compared to 1.4 months in Quanzhou. Okayama ranked 466th best city to live in Japan vs Quanzhou ranked 34th in China, while ranked 3179th and 4015th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Quanzhou

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	Okayama	Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.71	$2.07
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$24.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$5.46
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$1.37
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$2.84
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$217
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$227
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$412
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$298
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$25.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$39.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.7	$9.68
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	3.59%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6597	$2767
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3763	$1714
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.9	$33.2
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$3.31
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.12
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$0.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$0.85
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$1.15
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$11
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$2.32
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$15.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$1.98
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$1.68
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$0.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$1.25
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$1.02
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$12.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$2.76
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12	$3.27
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$1.67
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$1.31
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$55
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$5.51
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$23.3
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$7.72
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$27.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.8	$86
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$114
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16248	$20567

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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 Quanzhou

Distance	City	Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi	Jinjiang	$627
59 km or 36 mi	Kinmen	$823
70 km or 44 mi	Xiamen	$688
72 km or 45 mi	Putian	$625
104 km or 64 mi	Zhangzhou	$664
147 km or 92 mi	Fuzhou	$669
159 km or 99 mi	Longyan	$649
177 km or 110 mi	Sanming	$603
197 km or 122 mi	Nanping	$630
216 km or 134 mi	Ningde	$648
218 km or 136 mi	Changhua	$813
227 km or 141 mi	Taichung	$894
229 km or 142 mi	Miaoli	$728
240 km or 149 mi	Douliu	$770
240 km or 149 mi	Nantou	$796
241 km or 150 mi	Hsinchu	$897
242 km or 150 mi	Chaozhou	$451
245 km or 152 mi	Zhubei	$821
247 km or 154 mi	Chiayi	$747
257 km or 160 mi	Shantou	$581
259 km or 161 mi	Meizhou	$655
265 km or 165 mi	Taoyuan	$875
269 km or 167 mi	Tainan	$814
271 km or 169 mi	Jieyang	$443
289 km or 179 mi	New Taipei	$1073
297 km or 185 mi	Taipei	$1181
303 km or 188 mi	Puning	$569
309 km or 192 mi	Kaohsiung	$956
319 km or 198 mi	Keelung	$967
320 km or 199 mi	Yilan	$731
321 km or 199 mi	Wuyishan	$601
354 km or 220 mi	Taitung	$788
379 km or 236 mi	Rui'an	$681
381 km or 237 mi	Ganzhou	$761
397 km or 247 mi	Shangrao	$671
399 km or 248 mi	Guixi	$598
400 km or 249 mi	Wenzhou	$726
401 km or 249 mi	Yingtan	$603
407 km or 253 mi	Fuzhou	$585
408 km or 254 mi	Shanwei	$936