Okayama vs San Jose, United States - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 10, 2024

	Okayama	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$980	$3674
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2649	$8354
🏠 One person rent	$364	$2553
🏘️ Family rent	$672	$4614
🍽️ Food expenses	$391	$756
🚐 Transport expenses	$145	$175
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1508	$6972
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	68	87
😀 Quality of life	68	93
🏙️ Population	720K	1.01M

The cost of living in Okayama is 73% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5836th and 13th ($980 vs $3674) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 769th and 11th 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 1.9 months in San Jose, United States. Okayama ranked 460th best city to live in Japan vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 3256th and 57th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Okayama vs San Jose, United States

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	Okayama	San Jose
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.97	$25.2
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$23.3	$99.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.75	$12.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.55	$9.02
☕ Cappuccino	$2.44	$6.07
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.76	$3.37
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$435	$2518
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$232	$2244
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$751	$4974
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$494	$4085
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$67.9	$178
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$103	$275
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$23.5	$76.3
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.78%	6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$7645	$11099
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4354	$11117
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.4	$2.48
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$56.8	$90.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$25.9	$18.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.94	$1.28
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.39	$1.34
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.43	$4.64
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.98	$3.84
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.54	$4.98
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$15.4	$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$14.2
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$17.9	$21.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.69	$5.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.51	$1.76
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.45	$3.56
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.96	$6.75
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.53	$3.84
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$3.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.6	$1.73
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.27	$2.55
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.45	$15
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.07	$2.11
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.2	$11.5
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$12.5	$9.28
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.73	$7.04
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.99	$4.62
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.74	$2.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$42.2	$113
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.5	$15.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$28	$151
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.57	$20.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$46.9	$48.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$49.1	$83.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$616	$1894
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$14206	$23974

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Cities near Okayama

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 San Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3322
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3417
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4181
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3147
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3083
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2799
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3305
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3220
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3085
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3610
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3094
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3159
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3010
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3228
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3288
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2986
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3584
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3433
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3442
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3578
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$3118
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3085
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$3527
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3804
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3473
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2981
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3091
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2802
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3672
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2931
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$3023
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3293
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2851
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3224
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2922
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3196
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3274
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2250
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3170
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3146