Okayama vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Okayama	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$943	$3428
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2571	$7974
🏠 One person rent	$349	$2311
🏘️ Family rent	$642	$4175
🍽️ Food expenses	$378	$743
🚐 Transport expenses	$138	$180
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1425	$5531
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	69	87
😀 Quality of life	68	91
🏙️ Population	720K	1.39M

The cost of living in Okayama is 72% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5814th and 36th ($943 vs $3428) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 703rd and 32nd in Japan and the United States, respectively. Check Japan vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.5 months in Okayama compared to 1.6 months in San Diego. Okayama ranked 466th best city to live in Japan vs San Diego ranked 13th in the United States, while ranked 3179th and 95th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs San Diego

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	Okayama	San Diego
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.71	$22.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.1	$83.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.11	$15
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.46	$8.3
☕ Cappuccino	$2.33	$6.04
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.72	$2.96
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$421	$2424
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$223	$1978
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$721	$4583
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$470	$3654
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$64.4	$177
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$99.3	$269
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$22.7	$66.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.77%	6.42%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6597	$9086
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3763	$7072
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2.51
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$52.9	$72.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$24.9	$19.4
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.9	$1.33
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.32	$1.23
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.37	$3.95
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.65	$4.13
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.47	$5.2
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.8	$15.6
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.12	$13.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$19.9	$18.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.44	$4.75
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.4	$1.71
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.22	$4.32
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.73	$4.97
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.36	$2.75
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.41	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.58	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.23	$3.7
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.86	$17.6
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.04	$2.85
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4	$12.1
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12	$17.4
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$13.1
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.98	$5.87
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.66	$2.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$40	$75
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.2	$17
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$27.1	$130
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.62	$31.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$44.1	$59.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$48.8	$98.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$1785
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$16248	$28706

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3065
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2962
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2914
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$3017
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2916
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2911
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2964
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$3043
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1047
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2898
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2930
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$3124
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$912
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$910
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$3279
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2917
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3273
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2834
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3199
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2907
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2637
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$2945
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3109
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2936
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2732
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2950
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2763
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$3188
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2996
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2578
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$880
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2694
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3496
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$3082
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2971
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3326
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$3020
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2764
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2682
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2759