Okayama vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$980
$666
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2649
$1794
🏠 One person rent
$364
$278
🏘️ Family rent
$672
$393
🍽️ Food expenses
$391
$235
🚐 Transport expenses
$145
$74.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1508
$831
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
68
53
😀 Quality of life
68
50
🏙️ Population
720K
8.78M

The cost of living in Okayama is 47% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5836th and 7155th ($980 vs $666) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 769th and 142nd 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 1.2 months in Quanzhou. Okayama ranked 460th best city to live in Japan vs Quanzhou ranked 57th in China, while ranked 3256th and 6224th among best cities to live in the world.

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Okayama Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.97
$2.47
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$23.3
$25
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.75
$5.38
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.55
$1.41
☕ Cappuccino
$2.44
$3.12
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.76
$0.47
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$435
$193
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$232
$257
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$751
$425
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$494
$327
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$67.9
$23.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$103
$36.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$23.5
$9.92
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.78%
3.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$7645
$2834
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$4354
$1563
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$56.8
$20
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$25.9
$3.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.39
$1.9
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.43
$1.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.98
$0.88
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.54
$1.41
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$15.4
$11.3
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.45
$2.44
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$17.9
$16.2
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.69
$2.08
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.51
$1.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.45
$1.54
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.96
$1.72
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.53
$0.89
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.53
$1.27
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.6
$0.35
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.27
$1.05
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.45
$12.8
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.07
$0.71
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.2
$2.82
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12.5
$3.31
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.73
$5.44
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.99
$1.73
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.74
$1.36
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$42.2
$51.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.5
$4.27
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$28
$23.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.57
$8.14
👖 Brand Jeans
$46.9
$43
👟 Brand Sneakers
$49.1
$89.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$616
$469
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$14206
$22902

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Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$977
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1103
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$997
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$985
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$984
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$1025
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$995
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$983
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$975
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$961
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$985
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$962
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$987
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$960
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$958
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$993
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$1075
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$1044
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$953
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$993
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$1022
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1088
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$987
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$1002
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$1049
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$1010
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$1231
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1099
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$1017
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$954
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1103
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1085
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$1205
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$1037
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$1145
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$960
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1212
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1432
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1607
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1582

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$654
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$821
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$807
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$661
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$731
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$706
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$642
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$673
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$683
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$841
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$931
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$698
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$761
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$818
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$864
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$592
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$828
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$707
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$605
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$795
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$868
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$841
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$691
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1060
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1158
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$726
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$1028
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$745
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$643
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$801
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$719
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$813
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$716
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$634
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$776
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$636
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$618
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1014