Okayama vs San Diego - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Okayama	San Diego
🚶 Cost of living one person	$960	$3427
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2437	$7903
🏠 One person rent	$375	$2366
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$4375
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$686
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$192
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$5439
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	3 km
🎓 Higher education	68	87
😀 Quality of life	70	91
🏙️ Population	720K	1.39M

The cost of living in Okayama is 72% less expensive than in San Diego. Cities ranked 5599th and 26th ($960 vs $3427) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 552nd and 23rd 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 485th best city to live in Japan vs San Diego ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 2946th and 107th 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	$6.25	$20.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$85.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$8.8
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$5.63
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$2.87
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$2498
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$2064
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$4740
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$3919
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$142
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$218
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$73.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.66%	6.64%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3983	$11408
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2923	$8035
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.9	$71.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.2	$22.2
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.35
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.14
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$3.69
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$3.92
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$4.13
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$13.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$19.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$4.46
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$1.84
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$3.2
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$4.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$2.9
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$2.18
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.54
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.64
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$14.7
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.13
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$10.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.8	$16.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$6.94
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$4.91
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.16
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.6	$79.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$17.2
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$129
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$22.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$61.8
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$95.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$1701
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9023	$18429

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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 San Diego

Distance	City	Cost of living
4.2 km or 2.6 mi	Coronado	$3051
7.2 km or 4.5 mi	National	$2907
13 km or 7.8 mi	Lemon Grove	$2844
14 km or 9 mi	Chula Vista	$2969
14 km or 9 mi	La Mesa	$2868
16 km or 9.8 mi	Imperial Beach	$2851
18 km or 11 mi	La Jolla	$2867
21 km or 13 mi	El Cajon	$2910
24 km or 15 mi	Tijuana	$1184
25 km or 15 mi	Santee	$2788
30 km or 19 mi	Poway	$2784
38 km or 24 mi	Encinitas	$2879
40 km or 25 mi	Las Delicias	$1032
43 km or 26 mi	Rosarito Beach	$1029
46 km or 29 mi	Escondido	$2884
47 km or 30 mi	San Marcos	$2722
52 km or 33 mi	Carlsbad	$3046
54 km or 33 mi	Vista	$2732
57 km or 36 mi	Oceanside	$3094
73 km or 46 mi	Fallbrook	$2709
88 km or 55 mi	Temecula	$2597
91 km or 57 mi	San Clemente	$3070
95 km or 59 mi	Murrieta	$3155
97 km or 61 mi	Dana Point	$2751
98 km or 61 mi	French Valley	$2684
99 km or 61 mi	San Juan Capistrano	$2681
99 km or 61 mi	Wildomar	$2803
104 km or 65 mi	Laguna Niguel	$2461
107 km or 66 mi	Laguna Beach	$2755
107 km or 67 mi	Menifee	$2637
109 km or 68 mi	Ensenada	$1027
109 km or 68 mi	Lake Elsinore	$2730
110 km or 68 mi	Mission Viejo	$3513
110 km or 69 mi	Laguna Hills	$2957
111 km or 69 mi	Rancho Santa Margarita	$2960
114 km or 71 mi	Aliso Viejo	$3180
114 km or 71 mi	Lake Forest	$2944
115 km or 72 mi	Hemet	$2879
119 km or 74 mi	Perris	$2609
119 km or 74 mi	Temescal Valley	$2606