Okayama vs Quanzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Quanzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$960
$689
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2437
$1829
🏠 One person rent
$375
$279
🏘️ Family rent
$659
$398
🍽️ Food expenses
$364
$257
🚐 Transport expenses
$146
$71.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1444
$813
😷 Air quality
Good
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
68
53
😀 Quality of life
70
53
🏙️ Population
720K
8.78M

The cost of living in Okayama is 39% more expensive than in Quanzhou. Cities ranked 5599th and 6882nd ($960 vs $689) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 552nd and 102nd 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 485th best city to live in Japan vs Quanzhou ranked 50th in China, while ranked 2946th and 6124th among best cities to live in the world.

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Okayama Quanzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.25
$2.79
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.2
$23.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.35
$5.25
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.85
$1.32
 Cappuccino
$2.21
$3.58
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.67
$0.45
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$428
$186
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$244
$251
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$679
$420
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$486
$321
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$73.5
$29.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$113
$45.4
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$21.3
$11.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.66%
5.29%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3983
$7109
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2923
$1653
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.9
$18.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27.2
$3.64
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.83
$1.09
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.97
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.56
$1.66
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.96
$0.89
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.9
$1.48
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.4
$13.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.04
$6.41
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.9
$16.5
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$1.63
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.92
$1.17
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.95
$1.47
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.24
$1.66
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.14
$0.93
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.76
$1.16
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.54
$0.36
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.24
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$6.77
$12.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$0.65
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4.02
$2.28
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$11.8
$3.24
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$5.36
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.96
$1.69
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.67
$1.32
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$46.6
$48.9
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.1
$4.14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$23.2
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.63
$8.09
👖 Brand Jeans
$26.7
$51.1
👟 Brand Sneakers
$53.2
$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$359
$505
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$9023
$19406

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Cities near Okayama

Distance City Cost of living
15 km or 9.3 mi Akaiwa
$919
15 km or 9.4 mi Kurashiki
$1004
16 km or 9.8 mi Soja
$926
16 km or 10 mi Setouchi
$923
18 km or 11 mi Tamano
$910
27 km or 17 mi Bizen
$946
32 km or 20 mi Takahashi
$920
33 km or 21 mi Asakuchi
$902
37 km or 23 mi Sakaide
$894
41 km or 25 mi Kasaoka
$885
42 km or 26 mi Marugame
$901
42 km or 26 mi Ibara
$888
43 km or 27 mi Sanuki
$900
44 km or 28 mi Takamatsu
$913
45 km or 28 mi Ayagawa
$889
45 km or 28 mi Tadotsu
$900
45 km or 28 mi Ako
$983
45 km or 28 mi Mimasaka
$965
47 km or 29 mi Miki
$890
48 km or 30 mi Zentsuji
$900
50 km or 31 mi Maniwa
$939
53 km or 33 mi Aioi
$1002
54 km or 34 mi Fukuyama
$907
55 km or 34 mi Niimi
$920
56 km or 35 mi Tsuyama
$968
59 km or 37 mi Mitoyo
$909
61 km or 38 mi Higashikagawa
$972
62 km or 38 mi Tatsuno
$1021
63 km or 39 mi Kan'onji
$912
63 km or 39 mi Fuchu
$879
64 km or 40 mi Taishi
$1030
70 km or 43 mi Shiso
$1003
70 km or 44 mi Awa
$958
70 km or 44 mi Miyoshi
$916
70 km or 44 mi Mima
$945
70 km or 44 mi Onomichi
$882
72 km or 45 mi Himeji
$1132
77 km or 48 mi Yoshinogawa
$1012
79 km or 49 mi Aizumi
$1041
80 km or 50 mi Ishii
$1036

Cities near Quanzhou

Distance City Cost of living
11 km or 6.9 mi Jinjiang
$676
59 km or 36 mi Kinmen
$851
70 km or 44 mi Xiamen
$721
72 km or 45 mi Putian
$675
104 km or 64 mi Zhangzhou
$719
147 km or 92 mi Fuzhou
$664
159 km or 99 mi Longyan
$713
177 km or 110 mi Sanming
$667
197 km or 122 mi Nanping
$678
216 km or 134 mi Ningde
$694
218 km or 136 mi Changhua
$890
227 km or 141 mi Taichung
$995
229 km or 142 mi Miaoli
$746
240 km or 149 mi Douliu
$791
240 km or 149 mi Nantou
$857
241 km or 150 mi Hsinchu
$860
242 km or 150 mi Chaozhou
$588
245 km or 152 mi Zhubei
$917
247 km or 154 mi Chiayi
$725
257 km or 160 mi Shantou
$589
259 km or 161 mi Meizhou
$799
265 km or 165 mi Taoyuan
$861
269 km or 167 mi Tainan
$913
271 km or 169 mi Jieyang
$716
289 km or 179 mi New Taipei
$1011
297 km or 185 mi Taipei
$1169
303 km or 188 mi Puning
$738
309 km or 192 mi Kaohsiung
$932
319 km or 198 mi Keelung
$860
320 km or 199 mi Yilan
$863
321 km or 199 mi Wuyishan
$655
354 km or 220 mi Taitung
$952
379 km or 236 mi Rui'an
$744
381 km or 237 mi Ganzhou
$812
397 km or 247 mi Shangrao
$721
399 km or 248 mi Guixi
$643
400 km or 249 mi Wenzhou
$787
401 km or 249 mi Yingtan
$645
407 km or 253 mi Fuzhou
$620
408 km or 254 mi Shanwei
$1083