Okayama vs Saitama - Cost of Living Comparison

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Okayama Saitama
🚶 Cost of living one person
$943
$1196
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2571
$3375
🏠 One person rent
$349
$488
🏘️ Family rent
$642
$1182
🍽️ Food expenses
$378
$402
🚐 Transport expenses
$138
$204
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1425
$1611
😷 Air quality
Good
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
13 km
21 km
🎓 Higher education
69
99
😀 Quality of life
68
77
🏙️ Population
720K
1.33M

The cost of living in Okayama is 21% less expensive than in Saitama. Cities ranked 5814th and 4495th ($943 vs $1196) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 703rd and 42nd in Japan.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Okayama compared to 1.3 months in Saitama. Ranked 466th vs 46th best cities to live in Japan, and 3179th vs 748th among the best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs Saitama

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Okayama Saitama
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.71
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$22.1
$33.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$5.11
$4.67
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.46
$3.33
☕ Cappuccino
$2.33
$3.28
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.72
$0.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$421
$373
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$223
$219
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$721
$1143
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$470
$761
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$64.4
$201
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.3
$308
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$22.7
$36.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.77%
1.88%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6597
$5429
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3763
$3586
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.33
$3.63
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$52.9
$67.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$24.9
$26.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.9
$1.17
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$1.54
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.37
$1.89
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.65
$2.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.47
$2.74
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$14.8
$13.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.12
$5.84
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$19.9
$20.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.44
$9.37
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.4
$1.32
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$4.9
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.73
$4.02
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.36
$3.34
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.41
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.58
$0.58
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.23
$1.31
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.86
$9.99
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.04
$2.01
🚬 Cigarette pack
$4
$4.26
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$12
$10.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.63
$3.49
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.98
$1.48
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.66
$1.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$40
$66.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$11.2
$11.7
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$27.1
$35.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$5.62
$18.5
👖 Brand Jeans
$44.1
$37
👟 Brand Sneakers
$48.8
$58
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$584
$478
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$16248
$14676

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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 Saitama

Distance City Cost of living
5.1 km or 3.1 mi Warabi
$1033
5.7 km or 3.6 mi Toda
$1041
6.5 km or 4 mi Shiki
$1066
8.5 km or 5.3 mi Asaka
$1088
8.7 km or 5.4 mi Fujimi
$1084
9.3 km or 5.8 mi Kawaguchi
$1081
9.6 km or 6 mi Wako
$1098
10 km or 6.5 mi Niiza
$1107
11 km or 7 mi Miyoshi
$1088
11 km or 7.1 mi Fujimino
$1101
14 km or 8.4 mi Koshigaya
$1164
14 km or 8.5 mi Kiyose
$1105
14 km or 8.5 mi Ageo
$1117
15 km or 9.2 mi Hasuda
$1080
15 km or 9.3 mi Soka
$1104
16 km or 9.6 mi Ina
$1086
16 km or 9.7 mi Higashikurume
$1111
16 km or 9.9 mi Kasukabe
$1111
17 km or 10 mi Kawagoe
$1222
17 km or 10 mi Matsubushi
$1088
17 km or 11 mi Tokorozawa
$1169
18 km or 11 mi Musashino
$1136
18 km or 11 mi Okegawa
$1098
18 km or 11 mi Shiraoka
$1079
18 km or 11 mi Nishitokyo
$1137
18 km or 11 mi Yoshikawa
$1090
18 km or 11 mi Yashio
$1071
19 km or 12 mi Miyashiro
$1079
20 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1607
20 km or 12 mi Higashimurayama
$1114
20 km or 12 mi Sugito
$1080
21 km or 13 mi Misato
$1071
21 km or 13 mi Sayama
$1109
21 km or 13 mi Kitamoto
$1099
21 km or 13 mi Kodaira
$1124
21 km or 13 mi Mitaka
$1150
22 km or 14 mi Koganei
$1103
22 km or 14 mi Kuki
$1091
23 km or 14 mi Iruma
$1108
23 km or 14 mi Noda
$1125