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

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Okayama	San Jose
🚶 Cost of living one person	$960	$3502
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2437	$7476
🏠 One person rent	$375	$2428
🏘️ Family rent	$659	$4021
🍽️ Food expenses	$364	$717
🚐 Transport expenses	$146	$195
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$1444	$6928
😷 Air quality	Good	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	8 km
🎓 Higher education	68	87
😀 Quality of life	70	92
🏙️ Population	720K	1.01M

The cost of living in Okayama is 73% less expensive than in San Jose, United States. Cities ranked 5599th and 22nd ($960 vs $3502) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 552nd and 20th 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 2 months in San Jose, United States. Okayama ranked 485th best city to live in Japan vs San Jose, United States ranked 9th in the United States, while ranked 2946th and 69th 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	$6.25	$18.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$22.2	$87.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$4.35	$12.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.85	$7.93
☕ Cappuccino	$2.21	$5.86
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.67	$3
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$428	$2372
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$244	$2164
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$679	$4451
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$486	$3536
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$73.5	$137
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$113	$217
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$21.3	$84.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	1.66%	6.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$3983	$13837
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2923	$9980
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.33	$2.75
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$53.9	$108
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$27.2	$19.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.83	$1.32
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.28	$1.39
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.56	$4.46
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.96	$4.86
🥚 Eggs, x12	$1.9	$4.92
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$13.4	$15.1
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.04	$14.4
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14.9	$19.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.95	$5.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.92	$2.22
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.95	$4.77
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.24	$6.31
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.14	$3.85
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.76	$3.01
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$1.69
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.24	$2.4
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$6.77	$17.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.68	$2.17
🚬 Cigarette pack	$4.02	$11
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$11.8	$9.22
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.63	$6.05
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$0.96	$4.93
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.67	$2.27
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$46.6	$88.2
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.1	$14.9
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$25.9	$101
💇 Haircut, simple	$5.63	$19.2
👖 Brand Jeans	$26.7	$56.6
👟 Brand Sneakers	$53.2	$94
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$359	$1687
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$9023	$15889

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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 Jose, United States

Distance	City	Cost of living
7.6 km or 4.7 mi	Campbell	$3272
9.7 km or 6.1 mi	Santa Clara	$3301
11 km or 6.8 mi	Los Gatos	$4204
13 km or 8.4 mi	Saratoga	$3222
15 km or 9.1 mi	Milpitas	$3057
15 km or 9.3 mi	Cupertino	$2974
16 km or 10 mi	Sunnyvale	$3184
18 km or 11 mi	Mountain View	$3171
21 km or 13 mi	Los Altos	$3064
27 km or 17 mi	Palo Alto	$3733
27 km or 17 mi	Morgan Hill	$3012
28 km or 18 mi	Fremont	$3186
29 km or 18 mi	Newark	$3003
29 km or 18 mi	East Palo Alto	$3245
32 km or 20 mi	Menlo Park	$3313
36 km or 22 mi	Union	$2922
38 km or 23 mi	Redwood	$3389
39 km or 24 mi	Santa Cruz	$3422
41 km or 25 mi	San Carlos	$3300
41 km or 25 mi	Pleasanton	$3644
42 km or 26 mi	Gilroy	$2952
43 km or 27 mi	Livermore	$3047
44 km or 27 mi	Watsonville	$2908
44 km or 27 mi	Belmont	$3567
44 km or 28 mi	Foster	$3518
45 km or 28 mi	Hayward	$2660
46 km or 28 mi	Dublin	$3109
47 km or 29 mi	San Lorenzo	$2650
48 km or 30 mi	San Mateo	$3583
48 km or 30 mi	Castro Valley	$2881
53 km or 33 mi	San Leandro	$2969
53 km or 33 mi	Burlingame	$3219
54 km or 33 mi	San Ramon	$2860
57 km or 36 mi	Millbrae	$3163
59 km or 36 mi	Danville	$2929
60 km or 38 mi	San Bruno	$3147
61 km or 38 mi	Alameda	$3358
62 km or 38 mi	Tracy	$2141
63 km or 39 mi	South San Francisco	$3130
64 km or 40 mi	Oakland	$3123